Hydrangeas in Blue Vase - SOLD

Hydrangeas in Blue Vase
Oil on Canvas Panel, 12" x 16"
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I have rejoined the online gallery of Daily PaintWorks, thinking that the more exposure I can get right now, the better. Of course, there is mighty competition in the gallery also, but we'll see how it goes. This one was originally done by request, but the collector decided to pass, which is perfectly fine.

Hydrangeas, Gouache - SOLD

Hydrangeas, Gouache
Gouache on Bristol (Paper), Image 10" x 13"
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I was thinking about a different paper surface, and when I unearthed my pad of Bristol, I found an old watercolor that I had apparently played with, and forgotten. (Bristol is actually meant for dry media.) So I used gouache over it, just to see how the paper worked, and to see what would happen with gouache in a looser treatment. Looks like I need to go over the black areas again, bit other than that, I'll let you guys be the judges.

Loose Hydrangea Watercolor - SOLD

Loose Hydrangea Watercolor
Watercolor on Arches Paper, 14" x 20"
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Since I already did a commission today, a repeat of one of the American Irises, I wanted something very loose, watery, sloppy for my today's painting. My favorite part of this one is that tiny bit of yellowish in the vase. For the rest, it's swish, swish, but since it's so big, it does have "presence."

Watercolor Hydrangeas - SOLD

Watercolor Hydrangeas
Watercolor on Arches Pper, 12" x 16"
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I'm fairly happy with this one, the colors, and it doesn't look overworked.
I thought it might be interesting to show a couple of possible crops for this one.
You could crop it to a square:

 or a different rectangle:

Preview Hydrangeas - NA

Preview Hydrangeas
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12"
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It's actually snowing outside my window this morning, not sticking to the roads, but still...snow!
But I've seen a few forsythia bushes in bloom, and warm weather and flowering trees are not far behind. HA. Let it snow.

Hydrangeas in Cools - SOLD

Hydrangeas in Cools
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 11" x 14"
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One of my earliest collectors was in town visiting her son, so we got together this week and gallivanted. She brought me art goodies, (thanks, KM!) including some older canvases. Estate sale, or maybe a thrift shop, or flea market; wherever they came from, they are a dream to paint on. Even after sitting for who knows how long, this one had perfect tension and a perfect stretch from the get go. The canvas was lovely to paint on, good tooth, nice fabric. It isn't a known brand, just an old no-name stretched canvas, but even then, the quality of  this older canvas makes me wonder where the pride went. It was nicer to paint on than anything branded that I've bought at Michaels in forever. Today you get decent canvas only when you pay crazy top dollar. (Sigh.) Is it like that with most things today?
Tell you what, I'm looking in Goodwill and the Sal for canvas whenever I can. Thrift shops, you bet.

Hydrangeas on Black Canvas - SOLD

Hydrangeas on Black Canvas
Oil on Gessoed (Black) Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12"
SOLD.
If you are a painter, right now is a good time to scoot to Michaels and get canvas: but one, get two free.
So I picked up three of these rather more expensive black gessoed canvases, and they are wonderfully dramatic to work on. The black extends around all sides, and I was careful to wrap paper towels on my clamps, to keep the top and bottom edges clean. The painting can be hung without a frame.

Hydrangea Dreams - SOLD

Hydrangea Dreams
Oil on Canvas Panel, 12" x 16"
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So here's the color I was trying to match: Not too bad.
The other thing I'm trying for with my painting is for that painterly, indistinct look that I love so much. Where there's a little mystery in the work, there are undefined edges and passages that are open to interpretation. Trying to get away from the cut-out look, which comes so easily (stay inside those lines now...)

Hydrangeas Revised - SOLD

Hydrangeas Revised
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 16"
SOLD
I  liked this one well enough as it was, but since nobody spoke for it, I figured I had better play with it some more. I gave it more definition, and more "punch" or drama. I revised the leaves, and added sky. What do you think, better?

Here's the original:

See what I mean? Softer, more diffused. We'll see if folks respond better to the crisper version.

Hydrangeas

Hydrangeas
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12"
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This is a little different from the hydrangeas I usually do. More blended, less specific petals.
I haven't decided yet which I like better.