Irises 11 x 14 – Acrylic on Wood A boisterous tangle of green stems and purple blossoms creates a graceful arc against a tumultuous sky of gold. A hard one to photograph – the yellows are a little more delicate in real life, but I didn’t want to lose the rich darks and vibrant blues [...]
Abstract Landscape Painting
Mandy Budan – Abstracting the Landscape
Browsing the archives for the Floral category
4 Aug 11
Irises – WIP5
Irises 11 x 14 – Acrylic on Wood Nearly done! All the greenery is in and I just have a few more flowers and some more of those soft yellows. I love the complements in this one, not only the yellows and purples but bringing in some blues and oranges too.
18 Jul 11
Irises – WIP3
Irises 11 x 14 – Acrylic on Wood I’m finding it difficult to get a good photo of this painting. The purples should be dark and rich and the yellows soft and delicate. I think this one is a lot closer to what I see on my easel than the first two are. And it’s [...]
11 Jul 11
Irises -WIP2
Irises 11 x 14 – Acrylic on Wood Added a lot of sinuous greenery and some more of those muted yellows that set off the purples in the blossoms so well.
4 Jul 11
Irises – WIP1
Irises 11 x 14 – Acrylic on Wood Not the painting I thought I would be starting – my river sketch isn’t ready for the panel yet. But this is one I’ve been wanting to do for a while so I don’t mind. Purple, mauve, violet, lavender, plum, wine, magenta, all against a backdrop of [...]
15 Feb 10
Solitaire – Finished
Solitaire – 20 x 20 – Acrylic on Panel – Reserved for Mayberry Done! The white flower basks on the dark leaves; the sunlight traces paths along the petals. Colour spills from the centre, reaching out to influence the rest of the flower. Way too much fun – I will have to do some more [...]
8 Feb 10
Solitaire WIP5
Solitaire – 20 x 20 – Acrylic on Panel – Reserved for Mayberry Some more of the background is in, defining the edges of the petals and echoing the shapes of the leaves in the darker ochres and greens and blues. I love the way these colours are emerging – a little surprised at the [...]
4 Feb 10
Solitaire WIP4
Solitaire – 20 x 20 – Acrylic on Panel – Reserved for Mayberry Working more on the petals in this session. Introducing some unexpected colours – its the center of the flower asserting itself I think. Not content to be the center of the painting, sneaky little fingers of colour brushing the pristine white of [...]
1 Feb 10
Solitaire WIP3
Solitaire – 20 x 20 – Acrylic on Panel – Reserved for Mayberry I really wanted to see how the background works against the flower petals. I’m interested here in the fine line between the contrast between the darks and lights and the similarities in the shapes. Oh and I also wanted to pull some [...]
27 Jan 10
Solitaire WIP2
Solitaire – 20 x 20 – Acrylic on Panel – Reserved for Mayberry Starting in on some of the petals now… For a white flower, there’s not a lot of white paint on the panel. I especially like the way the afternoon light hits the petals and the way the center of the flower spills [...]
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