I wanted to try something a bit different with my
poppies, so I took a sheet of cheap watercolour paper and the biggest brush I have in my bag. It ended in a very watery mess. The paper buckled. The paint gathered in the middle. It took a long time to dry. But as always, watercolours dry lighter, a good bit lighter. So it gave me a good background to work from.
Somewhere along the way, these poppies lost their poppiness, I think. In my eye, they look more like begonias now. But that's ok. It was just an experiment. But I do like the brighter red. And the splatter. So there will definitely be a third version on the cards, in a larger format this time. (The original and this one are about A4 in size).
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Here is how it looked when wet |
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Here is how it looked after drying, not quite as juicy, but an interesting foundation |
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And here is how it will probably end up - Solomon's judgement - that's it, I've found the title for this painting! |
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