November already?

Back to painting again.
Koki`o ke`oke`o
White hibiscus
along walk at Kawainui Marsh
trying to remember some lessons from Ken Hosmer
look for the light
paint the shadows
Currently on display at Cactus Bistro, Kailua. Framed
11x15 Arches #140lb cold press
$150

Exploring Edges

This week I've been playing around trying to work with softer edges on flowers. Here are some samples. 

My birthday flowers

I'm still working on the birthday flowers, but also tried to paint the white bird of paradise in the back garden-can't seem to find the pic right now..

on my own

The monstera leaves are painted from a picture I took and the tiare (single gardenia) is painted from real life.

Flowers of Hawaii

It's so rainy today, I think I'll skip the plein aire painting and look over some other projects I have.
Plumerias are always a favorite. Try painting them on the plant, alone, up close. I like this close up. I've also been thinking about Christmas cards and maybe will try poinsettias. I think I need more practice first though- trying to use negative painting more effectively