See this flower? I took the photograph while on vacation in Cuenca, Ecuador. I took the photo so I could later turn it into a painting. I originally was going to paint it in oils because I paint a lot in oils, but something is telling me to work in acrylics. So I am getting my acrylics ready for class. Even though my Tahiti painting isn't finished, I am thinking about my next painting. Sometimes it's good to think of your next painting, but sometimes it distracts from finishing the one you're working on!
Make sure you have a spray bottle of water handy if you're working in acrylics, Kathleen. It's interesting to work with an acrylic underpainting (if thin) and paint oils over. The is a gorgeous photograph! You go, girl!
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DeleteYes Diane, I not only keep a spray bottle handy but I put all my paints on a thoroughly wet paper towel and the paints last at least three times longer! I was real careful Diane when I took this photograph to be sure there was no disturbing background. I belong to a photo club and what I learn about photography has helped me "picture" things better, composition wise and I concentrate more with arrangement, not just snap a picture, it is a photograph when I do it!
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