Orchids Oil painting 12"x16" - Completed

Orchids ~ Oil on cradled hardbord panel ~ 12" x 16"

Here is the completed painting. I have enjoyed painting it and also sharing my progress with you all. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Please email me at arunanitin@gmail.com if you are interested in purchasing this painting.

Work in progress - orchids painting

Orchids ~ Oil on cradled panel ~ 12" x 16"

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Yellow Orchids - Work in Progress

Here is a picture after painting the second layer of background. Much better don't you think?
I have painted the center petals. Little bit finishing touches and I'll be done.

Yellow Orchids - Work in progress

I was craving to paint a watercolor for quite some time and decided to paint these yellow orchids in watercolor. The size is 11" x 14" on 300lb paper, that I don't need to stretch. Here is a link to few of my watercolor paintings: Aruna's watercolors

The colors on these yellow orchids are so delicate that I can hardly see anything at this stage. Instead of painting the center petals, I will paint the background next. This will help my eyes and I can also judge the values better.

When the flowers are really pale like these, I sometimes paint the delicate shadows first before painting the petals.

Orchids - part of Members show at Jack Benny Center

My painting Orchids (previous post) is currently on display at the Lake County Art League members Fall show at the Jack Benny Center for the Arts.

It will be on display until November 16, 2009. The address for the center is 39 Jack Benny Drive, waukegan, IL and Phone: 847-360-4700

Please stop by and enjoy the show.