Tulip time

In the pink...

'In the moment'

Oils and cold wax medium on 12 x 12 inch canvas 

My friend suggested the colours in

my painting remind her of tulips.

I am not a floral painter but I can accept this.

I love tulips and have planted new bulbs this year.

The painting began well, then turned into a green nightmare.

Scrape down after scrape it stayed in an ugly place.

I thought I was stuck with a sea of green.

Today I mixed some magenta with a little yellow pigment 

and added this to the top of my green base with 

a second layer of pink/red to brighten.

I scraped back some red to reveal the base.

My painting was looking better.

I had a video call from my 8 year old granddaughter 

and showed her my work.  She liked the pink.

Feeling more positive I continued...

I mixed some lemon yellow pigment powder 

with Liquin medium and a little smudge of magenta.

I added a good squeeze of Titanium white with some 

cold wax and made a pile of blush cream.

The loaded palette knife was spread swiftly 

across leaving a raised textured mark.

  It was tempting to smooth it out but I resisted the urge.

Just a diagonal score through 'anchored' the mark.

As I had a pile of paint left

 I decided to change a previous piece.

The painting was dry so any paint applied 

would not become muddied as a result.

Here is the earlier image...

I turned the panel round to make a fresh start.

Using the same pinks I smoothed some on one side.

Then I picked up the creamy yellow on a roller

and pressed it down onto the panel.

A thicker piece of yellow was smoothed onto the bottom left.

 Then a small roll pulling the oils down made a bit of ridged texture.

I decided to leave it at this point.  

Any further meddling could set me back.

I took photos of the two paintings and 

sent them to my granddaughter.

'Find the answer'

Oils and cold wax medium on 16 x 16 inch cradled panel 

That's all for now,

thank you for visiting.

Anne Wood - Paintings

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