Raining Posies

 

Raining Posies    16 x 20 x 1.5     acrylic

 

 

This painting has gone through a major transformation.  Several months ago, my effort was a very red vase, red flower with dark blue background.  For a lone time I could not ‘see’   the issues with it.  Then recently it was very clear… it least to my way of thinking.  The vase was too flat, too centered and balanced, the flowers without much variation, only a few lost edges, and just too obvious.  I stated adding light value and finally eliminated all the blue, replacing with warm and cool grays with textured pattern repeated with variations.  I replaced the warm in top corners with cool blue-gray with a nice contrast to the red posies.  The flowers were given warm, cool, light dark treatment.  Then I added the lines for entertainment.  When the painted dried (and darken as acrylic does), I was finally very satisfied with it.  Sold at first public viewing!