Back to my beloved watercolor. This painting started out as a full sheet of watercolor paper (30" x 22") but has continued to shrink throughout the painting process. After I painted the background, my starting point, I decided that there was too much background on the sides. Hollyhocks are such a vertical flower, I really should have started with a longer, skinnier piece of paper. I took a few inches off of one side, then a couple off of the other, then more off of the first side. After that, I decided that there was too much stem on the bottom so off went more inches. And finally, I took some off of the top to change the focal point of the painting. I'm very happy with the final result even though the painting shrunk to 20.5" x 15.5". Thank goodness that painting on paper gives the ability to change the composition after the fact. Of course, if I were more careful with my initial composing, I wouldn't need to crop it later.
Hollyhocks seem to be one of my favorite flowers to paint. With this painting, I feel like I've finally captured their delicate beauty.
Delicate Ruffles
Image Size 20.5" x 15.5"
Watercolor
Unframed
Unknown
Monday, March 21, 2011
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