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| A View of the Cosmos, oil on canvas, 10 x 8 inches |
Yep I studied the Cosmos and learned something today. This is my week to share simple painting mistakes. I paint a lot so I make a lot of mistakes. I thought writing about them as soon as they
happen would be fun to do, might give you a chuckle or two.
While walking
around my garden this morning spotted a couple of cosmos flowers that had
popped up between my bean plants. Loved
the color and how delicate they looked so I picked one and brought it in to
paint. Being so excited about the new
little subject, I put it in a cup and started a painting. I got one small painting done, went on to do
a second painting. As I was painting noticed my flower on the canvas seemed
much larger than the actual flower.
Thought that was strange but kept painting. Next I noticed the distinctive pointed edges
of the flower had just disappeared.
Well, here is my mistake for the day:
if you pick a flower to paint, remember to put it in water! Yep I stopped and added some water to the cup
and what do you know, my flower uncurled and came right back to life.
Three done, off to add a 4th. Using an 18 x 24 canvas pad for these little studies, the ones I like will be cut and matted and listed later on to Daily Paint Works.
Mary
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