Blooming Time
Sharon March 15th, 2009
Recently I had the opportunity to work on a commission that was a challenge. I usually paint in watercolor and generally create art on the small side, preferring to paint flora and fauna in more or less actual size. The request was for a large flower closeup, the flower and colors of my choice. That’s really the way I like to do commissions, leaving me to let my imagination go where it will.
Necessarily this painting was done from a photograph. It is a pink lily that blooms in my garden in summer and I liked the ways the petals curl and flow from the center. Because of the size and other factors, I chose to do this painting using Golden brand fluid acrylics. They act much like watercolor, especially when painted on Ampersand aquamedia board.
I learned a lot in completing this commission and I am looking forward to working on the other two coordinating florals that are requested to hang with it.
