Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Cherry Blossoms

Another Alla-prima in oils. It took about 40 minutes to complete. I think the only way that I can stop myself from overdoing a piece in oils is to finish it in one go!...
I always wanted to paint white flowers...these cherry blossoms were an obvious choice!I have used a bit of knife on petals, for creating light.
Oil on canvas board, 8"x10"

24 comments:

  1. Beautiful use of white. the painting is great. The color in your greens work very well.

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  2. This is just beautiful, Arti. I can almost smell their gorgeous scent!

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  3. Hi Arti,
    peraphs you should do more oils. These blossoms are very beautiful. All the best

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  4. Arti - This looks great! Amazing that you completed it in 40 minutes.

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  5. This is stunning Arti! I love everything about it, the color of your white flowers are just perfect. 40 minutes?! you are crazy good at that! :)

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  6. 40 minutes!!! That's just getting out the paint and a first wash in w/c!!! Good job

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  7. I like this a lot. Very well used 40 minutes! Amazing.

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  8. Thank you Sherry, Tony, Ramesh,Maria and Prabal.I also like painting in oils much better now:)

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  9. Good to see you again, Mariano!Where have you been?

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  10. Thank you Michelle and crystal..I guess I am a ' rushed' kind of person!

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  11. Thanks Deb, sorry, I didn't include the 15 minutes that went into gettig the paints out!
    Thanks a lot,Aruna.

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  12. I like white flowers so much and I find your painting very beautiful !

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  13. excellent job Arti. Sometimes speed makes for great results.

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  14. Thank you very much, Marty.And good to see you again, Gary!

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  15. Wow Arti, this is terrific. No fiddling when you limit your time and look at that lovely thick paint!

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  16. Hello Arti,
    Saw you got tagged too by Crystal Cook and thought I'd come check out your blog. I like what you do. Nice blog. I laughed when I read what you wrote about the painting of your nephew. I seem to make people look older than they are. I tell them I'm psychic and predicting what they will look like in the future, which doesn't always go over well with them but it makes me laugh. Hope you stop by my blog, too. Enjoy your weekend.

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  17. Thank you ,LIz..I enjoyed my 'thick paint',too!
    Welcome to my blog, Carol.I am glad you like my work. Keep visiting!

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  18. WOW! Very artistic and painterly. Love seeing paint strokes.

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  19. Thank you and welcome here, Pat.

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  20. Beautiful brushwork! You whites are truly lovely and I like the way you worked the shadows and centers.

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  21. Very beautiful, I love this painting. Flower apple or cherry ?
    Très beau, j'ai beaucoup cette peinture. Est-ce une fleur de pommier ou de cerisier ?

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