Last week we tried to mimic the look
of an acrylic painting, top photo,
with markers, bottom photo
Although the end result was pretty,
I quickly learned that you can’t capture the drama of acrylic paint
with markers and paper so I couldn’t wait to try an acrylic version
I decided to do the underpainting in a salmon color
Salmon or coral is the complimentary color of teal,
{opposite color on the color wheel}
the dominant color of the painting
I started with the vase and main blooms
I decided to paint in the background
so I could paint the flowers on top of it
rather than trying to paint around them
I loaded a large flat square brush with white, teal, and Cerulean blue
and made strokes in various directions and thicknesses
over the underpainting and around the vase
The underpainting is slightly visible in places,
giving warm the painting a sort of glow
I painted the yellow blooms with a large round brush,
heavily loaded with both white and Cad yellow
The thick application gives the painting great texture and interest
“Bright Bouquet” 16″ x 20″ acrylic on canvas
It’s fun to create the same painting in different mediums,
if you want to see another example
see Pink Roses in 3 Mediums here
Remember, it is perfectly acceptable to copy the work
of another artist as long as you give them credit or source the work
The painting I used for a model
is actually a hand embellished Giclee print on canvas
It is available at High Fashion Home here
Have some creative fun and
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