Nellikur

12 x 18, oil on linen

Another Schmid inspired composition. I found these flowers a little hard to paint. Theyr drawing is quite complicated. The overall shape is very simple, but the intricacy of all the little leaves makes it a little hard. It did help to squint to simplify them. The red one was easier because there was more contrast between the light and dark, but I had to exaggerate the contrast of the white ones a little.

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Comment by Robin Sage on January 24, 2014 at 8:33: Lovely!

Comment by Richard Michael Taylor on January 23, 2014 at 13:28: Fantastic. Very well handled.

Comment by Þorgrímur Andri Einarsson on January 22, 2014 at 5:51: Thank you very much for the encouraging comments guys :)

Comment by Colleen McCafferty on January 21, 2014 at 18:24: Very beautiful! I love the brushwork in the flowers.

Comment by Michael J. Severin on January 21, 2014 at 16:20: So beautiful .....!!! I really love your variety of warm and cool greens Andri!! + everything else about the painting.:)

Comment by Ann Turner on January 21, 2014 at 15:06: The soft pastel hues in the background make the flowers pop. Nice use of hard and soft edges to add interest. Well done, I'm a sucker for color