Iconic iris 2010

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Dear Everyone:

Ever since I snapped some photos

of lavender irises in a private garden

I had wanted to paint them.

Here is my iris painting and my

photo reference.

I wanted to play with different

purples in the painting and think

I achieved this.

Helen.

Iconic tree trunk- #3 2009

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This image is the 3rd on my series of

tree trunks. Same tree. Different shots.

The image wanted to be blue and red and tan.

As I applied colours the red kept on getting

deferred until it wasn't used at all.

Think the yellow makes the image work.

See what you think.

Have a buy-yourself-a-treat

kind of day.

Helen.

Iconic Tree Trunk - #2 2009

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For this folk art my photo reference is of

the same tree as yesterday's painting

at a distance that is less close-up.

I knew that I wanted to use

the colour burnt sienna again.

The green sort of presented itself.

As I did the painting the pink

called light peony made the image work.

So using colours mostly found in

nature on trees such as the sienna and green

and black and then adding the pink

for the trunk.

I am quite pleased with this image.

I find it to be very graceful.

Hope you enjoy the image.

Have a draw-your-courage-up

for-winter kind of day.

Helen.