Friday 16 September 2011

Tropical waterlilies at Kew








I think the top one is almost there, I will leave it on the shelf to tweak. I'm now waiting for the bottom to dry so I can start to work in some more refined details. I spent some time playing with colours and tones yesterday. I want to capture light in the colours, the waterlily house is such a beautifully lit place. I'm trying to achieve the lights without using pure white, so to let the luminousity of the colours give the impression of the light.


2 comments:

Rolina said...

Super paintings, the top one is lovely with the water droplets and the water underneath!

Sjamesportraiture said...

Thank you, flowers are a new subject I'm exploring.