Finished Painting: Unfolding White Flower

Since my first post on the white flower, I have worked on it some more. The changes might seem subtle, but the overall tone of the white flower was off, and needed to be corrected.

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Unfolding White Flower | 16" x 12" | Oil on Gallary Wrapped Canvas

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I actually had a dream about how I needed to fix this one a couple weeks ago, which I find entertaining. There are some things you just can’t do quite as nicely without waiting for the paint to dry and then glazing…at least I can’t. The end result is a less flat looking flower. I am fairly happy with the result. I might be done now. I am never 100% sure.

Painting is an indulgent outlet for anyone who has a tendency to obsess over details. There is nothing more cathartic than sitting 4 inches away from a canvas for hours adjusting shades of white: pink-ish white, yellow-ish white, peach-ish white, gray-ish white, etc. Sometimes it’s like therapy.

I also thought it might be fun to show some closeups of the detail.

Up next: I have been working on two glasses of Chardonnay that I am really happy with so far. I’ve been photographing the stages and will post in hopefully the not too distant future.