Chicago Botanic Garden -Triptych

Chicago Botanic Garden ~ Triptych ~ 3 panels of each 6" x 12" ~ Oil on canvas

Summer is keeping me busy with everything other than painting! So I am posting this painting from some time back. Chicago Botanic Garden is a favorite place I frequently visit.

A picture of the painting in progress is below -

Nuttington Lake - Completed

Nuttington Lake ~ Water mixable oil on panel ~ 9" x 12"

Here is the completed painting of Nuttington lake with a little place for birds to rest. Hope you like it.

Nuttington Lake - Work in progress

I have painted the background trees. There will be a small rock island where the birds rest. I'll paint that next.

Orchids - Final

Orchids ~ 24" x 36" ~ Water mixable Oil on stretched canvas

Here is the completed painting. It has taken me a long time to complete this piece, but I have enjoyed every bit of the process. The background is a rich gradation of blue, lighter at the top, gradually becoming rich dark at the bottom. Doesn't show too well in this picture.

Here is a close up of a section of the painting... Hope you like it.

Orchids - Work in progress - Flower details

I worked on the other petals of the center flower. I have added the first layer of red shading. Will be refining that more once the paint dries. I have to move on to the shading on the adjoining flowers.

Orchids - Work in progress

Here I have worked on some of the petals. The two white petals will be next...

Peruvian Vase - Background

I worked on the background with water mixable oils. A bluish gray around the vase (to complement the orange hue from the vase), becoming more darker at the edges.