Painting in the Heat

The old saying about frying an egg right now is becoming true. Would you like one scrambled or over medium? 

Since it is so hot, I have spent the day painting in the house. 

Starting out I just used aquafix and masking fluid to set up my drawing. I mix Madder Brown with ultramarine blue to make my line work pop. 

 Here you can see how I have started working with purple to make my dark areas. I I am a person that has always worked from dark to light. You can also see how I have my nook set up to keep me on pace with colors and value.

 I dropped in a background color of greens, blues and Naples yellow just to set the foreground from the background. I just wet the whole background and drop colors into it. 

 I worked up the under layer of yellows and oranges in this butterfly. I also add payne's gray to the dark areas. The purple still comes through but it add a great colors. I soften the edges to help blend the colors.

 I add some depth by adding leaves. This gives multiple layers. Also I added the cerium blue to the tips of the wings.

 Working to add in the thin layer of yellow to add glaze in the butterfly and I added ultramarine blue to deepen the floral area. I also took a cotton swab that was lightly damp and pulled out some highlights in the wings.

 Here is the image before I cleaned up the edges. I also decide to lighten my name. 

This goes on auction tonight on eBay. Good luck.

Just a reminder that Green and Gleaner are on Auction on eBay. Good Luck and God Bless.

But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you. Psalms 5:11