Hello again... A sweet SCSer - Kiko! - suggested that the uploads don't have to be cards, so I thought I'd show you guys the painting on which our Flourishes Siberian Iris stamp is based.
I painted this Iris several years ago for a garden catalog, Klehm's Song Sparrow--you gotta check 'em out: http://www.songsparrow.com
The painting is of a cultivar called 'Butter and Sugar', hybridized by Currier McEwen. It was the first yellow Siberian ever created - and dear old Currier lived to be over 100.
For my originals I use a mixture of Winsor Newton gouache and watercolors, pure sable brushes in the finest points I can get, and love Aquarelle Arches hot pressed watercolor paper.
Hope you enjoy it, and can get a feel for the kind of painting I like to do... building up lots of washy layers, and then hammering it home with some DEEP colors for the veins and shadow areas. Thanks for looking!!
Date: Friday, July 11, 2008 GMT Views: 1082
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Sun, Jul 13, 2008 @ 9:45 AM
Absolutely stunning! What is the size of the original painting? The yellow is incredibly beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing your painting with us.
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Sun, Jul 13, 2008 @ 1:46 PM
Oh my goodness, Marcy. This is just beautiful. Makes my Butter and Sugar iris card bow in awe! But, keep uploading your gorgeous creations. It gives us all something to aim for!