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Friday, August 13, 2010
"Hosta Leaves and Petunias"
Oil on hardboard panel, 5"x7"
I like the green and white pattern on these hosta leaves. The little petunia flowers are from a hanging basket I have. I added them to the painting for some color. They look like petunias, but they are much smaller, I'm not sure exactly what they are called.
Every time I paint something green, I experiment with a different mixture of colors to see what works best. This time I used prussian blue with different yellows. I've used thalo blue, or viridian, or winsor green, and I've come to think that it doesn't make much difference to me which way I mix it, they all are pretty close once you add yellows and bits of brown or red to it.
What gorgeous little flowers! The hasta...hosta...?...leaves look perfect and even waxy. Are the leaves that waxy texture? If so, you've done a great job capturing them! A perfectly pretty painting!
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