My exercise in patience paid off. I’m so happy to see my finished painting, which is a tribute to the camellia bush my mother planted so many years ago. It is almost the same age I am!
There is a story to write about that – but I haven’t put it into words yet. It’s coming. . .
My most recent painting, “Camellias in bloom” was definitely an exercise in patience. It also became an opportunity for me to explore endless green color variations because I painted a lot of foliage.
I took photographs of my overgrown camellia bush for a period of two weeks. When the first flowers bloomed, their vibrancy was exquisite and the center petals were more closed up. Later on, the bush had far more flowers blooming, but many of them were in stages of decay.
The digital process of creating a photo-layout for my painting took time. I worked from many photos and chose the best-looking camellias to be my stars. I pulled them closer together than they were in my photos. I made sure to add some buds and chose interesting leaves to fill in my layout.
The left photo was my basis, but the actual flowers were from the photo on…
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Love this painting. The camelias jump off the screen. A gorgeous flower (one of my favorites) beautifully rendered.
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Oh, dear Janet! Thank you so much for catching this post and commenting. I’m glad I was able to render one of your favorite flowers. They are beautiful subjects to paint and that’s what drew me to them. 🙂
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Those are gorgeous! You are very, very talented, Judy!
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Thank you so much, Ann. It definitely took a lot of patience and time. Now that it’s done, it was all worth it!
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Thank you so much, Ann. Your words gave me a big smile!
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your blog is very beautiful … Bravo
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Thank you so much! I really appreciate your comment.
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Welcome dear Judy 🌹
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