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Take 2 of the Woolly Thistle Bud

June 13, 2014 by Lin Kerr Leave a Comment

The Woolly Thistle Bud is complete - once again! So what has changed and was it worth it? Below is the photo I took of it and from which I worked. Well, I'll leave it up to you to decide what you think, but you can check the beginning of the process on the 24th May. My first disclaimer is that I think the camera has improved the old one and does not quite do the renewal justice. However I feel much happier with the new one (which I block mounted - but this is another topic for another … [Read more...]

White on white painting

May 21, 2014 by Lin Kerr Leave a Comment

To paint white plants in watercolours you need to paint the background or give the white pale tints of colours or both. I showed this woolly thistle bud last year while I was struggling with it. I did not like the thin radiating leaves and thought a background might improve it. The watercolours seemed to be too weak a medium for me to do this bud justice. I completed it but I was still unhappy with it and decided not to show it at Artweeks.The original bud had been a joyous sparkly white affair … [Read more...]

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