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This is the second of three Cactus Shadow paintings I have completed in the last month. Like it's mates, this is a 12x16 oil on panel. An early morning trip to the Living Desert in Palm Desert set the wheels in motion and my fingers itching for my paint brushes. |
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The foundation - a tone drawing done in Burnt Sienna. |
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The first several layers of color. |
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I continue to build thin layers of color on the big surfaces, and find the light and shadow that define the forms of the blossoms. Then there are the decisions that will give me plenty to do in the sessions between now and the finish - namely correcting the 2 suddenly emerald green leaves in the lower right! Finding the right color and value for all the background elements, the final glazes of color on the almost translucent broad leaves and all the small finishing details on the blossoms and spines took days of concentrated looking. The finished painting is at the top of the post. |
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