Saw this white dahlia outside of a store under a canopy of soft light unfurling into a perfect bloom. Not having a sunny spot in the garden to plant it, I settled for a picture. Felt it was perfect for a small painting. I enjoy painting white flowers, which was done first. After putting in the dark background, the shadows certainly needed to be deepened. I’m finding that doing these small 6” x 6” pieces keeps me going in between finding inspiration for larger paintings.
White Dahlia, 6” x 6” Watercolor, ©Johanna Cellucci
2 comments:
You make white flowers look easy, but they certainly are not. All the lovely colors in that create the shape of the flower are gorgeous. You should teach a class on flowers.
Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving such nice compliments. I always see cooler within white, but it is a slow process building colors a little at a time. Students would get bored!
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