"As with Gladness"
Watercolour on 140 lb. arches C.P.
This negative painting was based on a couple of photos I took of Gladiolus last summer. These do not, of course, grow like glads do, but I was mainly interested in the shapes of the petals and stamens, because in negative painting, realism is really not the main goal, at least for me. I find my negative paintings tend to to take on a life of their own, for better or worse. I ended up having to take this photo in full sunlight in order to get the true colours, so I had to wait until that condition actually existed in my part of the world. Today is absolutely freezing, but we do have SUN.
Size: 11" X 15" approx.
"As with Gladness"
Watercolour on 140 lb. arches C.P.
This negative painting was based on a couple of photos I took of Gladiolus last summer. These do not, of course, grow like glads do, but I was mainly interested in the shapes of the petals and stamens, because in negative painting, realism is really not the main goal, at least for me. I find my negative paintings tend to to take on a life of their own, for better or worse. I ended up having to take this photo in full sunlight in order to get the true colours, so I had to wait until that condition actually existed in my part of the world. Today is absolutely freezing, but we do have SUN.
Size: 11" X 15" approx.