Jul 14, 2018
Following the Canvas preparation and the drawing, I blocked in a variegated green and yellow colours for the background.
Background Blocked In
Subsequently, once dry, I laid down a wash of transparent blue to add depth also painted in the stem.
After a wash of transparent blue into the background.
I then made a small swatch of colours that I would use as shadows on the flower.
Colour swatch for flower shadows.
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