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Solitaire WIP6

Solitaire – 20 x 20 – Acrylic on Panel – Reserved for Mayberry There. The petals are complete and are awaiting the defining background. I like the movement in this flower, everything is flowing and sinuous; the light and shadow are weaving in and out, playing an elaborate game of hide ‘n’ seek with the [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Solitaire WIP1

Solitaire – 20 x 20 – Acrylic on Panel – Reserved for Mayberry It’s time for a flower I think! I was captivated by the sun on the petals of this delicate white flower. The centre explodes outward and will splash colour on the white petals to come…