Twisted Trunks

Starting on a fun garden gate for Gallery 1870 who represents my art in the beautiful Napa Valley of California. The basic composition has been sketched on the gallery wrap canvas with a thin oil wash made of MUD (2 parts Ultramarine Blue + 1 part Alizarin Crimson) + Liquin. The heart shaped chili wreath was covered with a mix of Alizarin Crimson + Liquin.

The cool green background is mixes of Pthalo Blue + Cadmium Orange + White. The warmer mixtures of the terra cotta tiles and wall will make it pop forward. The roof tiles are made of MUD + Cadmium Orange + White and MUD + Cadmium Orange + a little Pthalo Blue + White. The wall is blocked in with combinations in different proportions of MUD + Cadmium Yellow Medium + White. The bracket holding the lantern is drawn into the wet paint of the wall with a mix of MUD + Liquin. To learn more about our Double Primary Color Mixing System that Jack developed CLICK HERE.

I love painting the twisted trunks of Wisteria and other climbing vines. The gnarled, curved stems and limbs going this way and that remind me of the children’s song, “The Old Lady that Swallowed a Spider……it Wiggled and Jiggled and Tickled Inside Her”!

The gate is blocked in with dark and light shades of Pthalo Blue + White. Shadows are painted first, then the sunlit portion is rendered.

Adding the highlights on the edges of the individual boards in the gate and a latch complete the gate.

VIDEO DEMONSTRATION: Painting the Luscious, Lavender Wisteria

I have to climb up on a step stool to paint the top edge of the gallery wrap canvas.

A few long, twining tendrils are made on the Wisteria and that will finish up this session! Hope you’ll come back and visit my studio for our next session. I’ll be painting the floor, heart shaped chili wreath and flowers. If you would like to receive an email every time I publish a new post please feel free to subscribe to my blog. CLICK THIS LINK and scroll to the upper right side of the page. You will see a heading EMAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS. Just enter your email address and click the button “Sign me up!”  It’s easy.

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Our Color Mixing System Revisited

Many of you are familiar with our color mixing system but we have a lot of new readers who would like to know more about it. Jack taught me to paint using a mixing system he developed called a Double Primary Palette. This is not a gimmick just for conversation. It’s actually based on the scientific fact that our eyes have RODS to see black and white; CONES that register color. CONES are receptors that only “see” the three primary colors; Red, Yellow and Blue. All Umbers, Siennas, Ochres, even Blacks are mixed from these three primary colors inside the brain. Since paint manufacturers don’t make pure primary colors, our system incorporates warm and cool BLUES, warm and cool REDS, warm and cool YELLOWS, hence the name Double Primary Palette. The marvelous thing about this system is it’s impossible to mix dirty colors. Mixing these colors causes an emotional response in the brain, triggering a visual vibration as the three primaries are translated into a full range of hues.

Above the paint is laid out on my glass palette. These base colors are used in all of my paintings and are ALWAYS put on the palette in the same order. Just like in typing where the keys are always in the same place. From left to right they are:

• Liquin (an alkyd based product that makes the oil paint dry faster)
• MUD (Ultramarine Blue + Alizarin Crimson)
• Ultramarine Blue or French Ultramarine Blue (Warm Blue. This blue is warmer because it contains a little red.)
• Pthalo Blue (Cool Blue. The yellow in this blue takes it toward the green side of the color wheel, therefore it’s cooler.)
• Alizarin Crimson (Cool Red)
• Cadmium Red Light (Warm Red)
• Cadmium Orange
• Cadmium Yellow Medium (Warm Yellow)
• Hansa Lemon Yellow or LEMON Yellow (Cool Yellow)
• White

If you’ve been reading my blog for very long you know I use a lot of  MUD in my paintings. It’s the base of many of my mixtures. When Jack developed this Double Primary mixing system he called the deep purple mixture made from 2 parts Ultramarine Blue + 1 part Alizarin Crimson: MUD. He had a theory about life, if you throw enough MUD against the wall some of it will stick. Or in other words, if you try a lot of ideas some of them will be successful. He used tons of paint developing this palette. Many of the mixtures he tried weren’t successful, but the MUD works!

The Orange can be mixed from 1 part Cadmium Red Light + 2 parts Cadmium Yellow Medium. For convenience we use a tube of Cadmium Orange just so we don’t have to take the time to mix it. Please don’t use Cadmium Orange HUE, it does not make good color mixes. It has a tendency to go toward the pink tones.

Horses were my main subjects when I began painting over twenty years ago. As Jack taught me to paint my main concern was how could I paint horses using Red, Yellow and Blue? MUD and Orange provided the answer. They are the basis of all the Browns. Using just the two makes a rich brown.

Adding Ultramarine Blue + White to the Brown made of MUD + Cadmium Orange produces the umbers used to paint Flying High shown below. The Blacks were mixed with Alizarin Crimson + Pthalo Blue. To see any of these images larger just click on the picture.

The addition of Cadmium Red Light to the MUD + Cadmium Orange mix makes a beautiful Burnt Sienna.

It’s perfect for painting a blood bay horse and hereford cows.

Now I use the mix for terra-cotta pots and tile floors!

Yellow Ochre is easy to make. All the colors mixed with this system have a vibrancy not found in pre-mixed tube paint which has fillers and binders.

Because my main gallery is in Santa Fe, southwestern adobe buildings are found in many of my pieces. The recipe for the base adobe color is shown above. A bit of MUD is added for the shadows, more White for the highlights.

As children we learned Blue + Yellow makes Green. The Double Primary Palette takes it a step farther. Pthalo Blue has a touch of yellow in it, Hansa Lemon Yellow has a tiny bit of blue. When the two are mixed the result is a pure, intense Green.

To mute a color the complimentary hue is added. The complement of Green is Red. Here is one of the wonderful subtleties of this system. Ultramarine Blue has a touch of red in it which makes it warm. Cadmium Yellow Medium also has a little red. So when the two are mixed a warm, muted Green results because of the red in both the blue and yellow.

For those of you who are artists take a little time and just play with mixing. You will be surprised at the broad spectrum of color you can achieve with our Double Primary Palette. Have FUN!

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2019 TEAM SENKARIK Collector Event Show CATALOG

Our 2019 TEAM SENKARIK Collector Event was Wonderful!

Thank you to everyone who joined us, it was such a treat to visit with you and give you a BIG HUG. Because of my awesome collectors our party was a huge success! As JACK would say, “Much Obliged!”

 

“Revel in Serenity”

Image 24″ x 34″  Outside of Signature Frame 30″ x 40″  $3,990

I don’t know about you but it seems for me that every day is more hectic than the previous one. Painting this piece was like taking a deep breath, filling my lungs with fresh air. A chance to stop, smell the flowers and “Revel in the Serenity” of the colorful garden. The Monarch Butterfly, floating gracefully from blossom to blossom, was a last minute inspiration!

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“Soft Caribbean Breeze”

Image 15″ x 19″  Outside of Signature Frame 20″ x 24″  $1,690   SOLD

Do you yearn to escape the hustle-bustle of your busy schedule? Take a deep breath and jump on a magic carpet to this serene terrace overlooking Trunk Bay on the beautiful island of St. John. Located in the Virgin Islands where yellow, pink and turquoise homes glow in the warm sunshine. With this Senkarik “Billboard of Happiness” in your home or office you will always be able to pause and enjoy the feel of the “Soft Caribbean Breeze” on your face anytime the craziness of daily life overwhelms you.

“Unexpected Encounter”

Image 24″ x 30″  Outside of Signature Frame 30″ x 36″  $3,290   SOLD

Searching for more nectar one of the Hummingbirds is shocked to find a little Tiger Kitty in the nicho. I have a feeling the “Unexpected Encounter” is a complete surprise for both!

I compose my paintings by capturing all of my ideas on paper before work on the canvas begins. Here’s my sketch for this year’s SHOWSTOPPER PAINTING, “Elegant Retreat”. As a special THANK YOU I’m going to give my original Pen and Ink drawing to the lucky collector who purchases “Elegant Retreat”.

“Elegant Retreat”

Image 42″ x 32″  Outside of Signature Frame 48″ x 38″  $6,990  

The price includes the Senkarik original pen and ink sketch!

I fell in love with this door the very first time I saw it in 1990 when Jack took me to visit all 21 of the California Missions. The beautiful blue portal was tucked away in the courtyard at Mission San Juan Bautista. The entire painting is designed around the doorway, I’ve made up the courtyard based on memories of different places we’ve traveled over the years. Brilliant sunlight illuminating the building in the background invites the viewer to walk up the graceful steps of this “Elegant Retreat” to that gorgeous blue door!

“Washed with Sunshine”

Image 19″ x 15″  Outside of Signature Frame 24″ x 20″  $1,690   SOLD

One of the most charming sights in the Greek Islands is the little burros, clip-clopping up and down steps through the narrow passageways, serving as “Delivery Trucks”. It’s so fun when strolling though the twisting alleys to come around a corner and catch a glimpse of one “Washed with Sunshine”!

“Towers of San Gimignano”

Image 8″ x 6″  Outside of Signature Frame 12″ x 10″  $ 490   SOLD

The “Towers of San Gimignano” rise high above fields of Lavender and cheerful Sunflowers in Tuscany.

“Spirit of Spring”

Image 8″ x 6″  Outside of Signature Frame 12″ x 10″  $ 490   SOLD

Nothing like a field of Bluebonnets and a Red Barn to fill your heart with the “Spirit of Spring” in Texas!

“Assisi Sunrise”

Image 8″ x 6″  Outside of Signature Frame 12″ x 10″  $ 490   SOLD

Poppies glow in the soft light of the “Assisi Sunrise”.

“Nestled by the Chapel”

Image 11″ x 11″  Outside of Signature Frame 16″ x 16″  $ 690   SOLD

Shadows dancing across the Gothic Architecture of the famous Loretto Chapel can be seen from this pleasant courtyard “Nestled by the Chapel”.

“Positively Provence”

Image 11″ x 11″  Outside of Signature Frame 16″ x 16″  $ 690   SOLD

If you’re like me you just can’t pass up a flower shop, especially one that is “Positively Provence”! The green door, red and white striped umbrella and colorful “Fleurs” tugged at my heartstrings, beckoning me to paint this delightful setting.

“Flower Girl in Training”

Image 11″ x 11″  Outside of Signature Frame 16″ x 16″  $ 690   SOLD

Guess you’ve noticed I adore burros and this precious filly absolutely stole my heart! Won’t be long before the sweet little “Flower Girl in Training” will be carrying baskets filled with blossoms, all on her own. Meanwhile she’s learning the ropes from her patient Mama! Can’t you just imagine the smiles the pair brings to people along their delivery route!

“Please Don’t Wake the Baby”

Image 11″ x 11″  Outside of Signature Frame 16″ x 16″  $ 690   SOLD

A trio of Hummingbirds happily cavort around bright flowers protected by a tired little kitten. Bet he’s worn himself out helping his “humans” with the gardening. Can’t you just hear the hummers quietly squeaking, “Please Don’t Wake the Baby”?

“Essence of Santa Fe”

Image 11″ x 11″  Outside of Signature Frame 16″ x 16″  $ 690

Exploring the “City Different” delights one’s heart. Bright flowers, colorful doorways, folk art crosses and chance encounters with roosters are the “Essence of Santa Fe.” 

“Whispers of the Cote d’Azur”

Image 24″ x 34″  Outside of Signature Frame 30″ x 40″  $3,990

The southern coast of France is magical. Warm Mediterranean breezes, bright bougainvilleas and rugged, creamy stone buildings make this one of Jack’s and my favorite places to travel. Strolling through this colorful courtyard filled my soul with “Whispers of the Cote d’Azur”.

The following paintings, just a little bit different, were designed especially as a surprise for my Collector Event this year. I call this series “BURSTING WITH BLOOMS”  because the flowers actually “BURST” out into the Senkarik/White Signature Frame!

“Shimmer of White”

Image 19″ x 9″  Outside of Signature Frame 24″ x 14″  $1,990

Asiatic Lilies are an iridescent “Shimmer of White” against the rich, red background.

“Effervescent Irises”

Image 19″ x 9″  Outside of Signature Frame 24″ x 14″  $1,990

Last Christmas I was blessed with a completely out of the blue and surprising show of “Effervescent Irises” in our garden. Taking lots of pictures of these early arrivals, as they were a couple of months ahead of schedule, I promised myself to paint the huge yellow gems. So here they are!

“Colorful Explosion”

Image 19″ x 25″  Outside of Signature Frame 24″ x 30″  $2,990   SOLD

I love Poppies, they always make me smile. Let these multicolored beauties POP into your heart with a “Colorful Explosion”!

You may Call 505.988.5545 to add any of the remaining pieces to your collection.

Words can’t even begin to express how much I appreciate all of your support and encouragement over the years! My TEAM SENKARIK Members are the BEST!

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Positively Provence

The floor is covered with several mixtures of MUD (2 parts Ultramarine Blue + 1 part Alizarin Crimson) + Cadmium Orange + a tiny bit of Pthalo Blue + White. Some of the color from the Wisteria and Door are brought down into the shadows to give the impression the tiles are glistening from a quick spring shower that just passed through. You may click on this, or any of the other images to view enlargements.

Perspective lines separating the tiles are drawn into the wet paint with a long liner brush dipped in a thin oil wash of MUD + Liquin.

Cadmium Red Light is added into the floor colors to paint the large terra cotta flower containers.

VIDEO DEMONSTRATION: Painting the White Daisies

Sunflowers are blocked in with Cadmium Yellow Medium + MUD, Cadmium Yellow Medium + Cadmium Orange and Pure Cadmium Yellow Medium. Then leaves are painted around the masses of yellow with several combinations of Ultramarine Blue + Lemon Yellow. A few brushstrokes of Pthalo Blue + White are added into the shadows for coolness.

After making the large, dark centers in the Sunflowers I turn my attention to the Lilies in the foreground. Several different hues are used here. Permanent Rose + White, Permanent Rose + Cadmium Red Light + White, Cadmium Red Light + Alizarin Crimson + White and Cadmium Red Light + White are used for these happy flowers.

Mixes of Ptalo Blue + Lemon Yellow + White are perfect for the Lily leaves. Next the deep centers in the individual blossoms are delineated with Magenta + Liquin.

“Positively Provence” 

If you’re like me you just can’t pass up a flower shop, especially one that is “Positively Provence”! The green door, red and white striped umbrella and colorful “Fleurs” tug at my heartstrings. I’m ready to jump on the next jet plane heading for the South of France and go there for real! With Cheerful Smiles and Hugs,

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Wisteria, Red Stripes and “Fleurs”

Wispy Wisteria delicately drapes over the Sevres Green door. Another special color, Dioxazine Purple, is used here. I’ve made several mixes of Dioxazine Purple + Ultramarine Blue + White and Dioxazine Purple + White for the long dangling blossoms. After blocking in the masses of purple the foliage is added with combinations of Viridian Green + Cadmium Yellow Medium.

Long tendrils of the vine are drawn into the wet paint of the wall and door. Then the petals of the Wisteria flowers are highlighted.

The lighter portions of the triangular shaped planes of the umbrella are now painted with mixes of White + Ultramarine Blue + a touch of Cadmium Orange. The shadows are White + MUD and White + Ultramarine Blue.

Red stripes are dragged over the White; Cadmium Red Deep is used for those in shadow. The sunlit part of the stripes are pure Cadmium Red Light.

VIDEO DEMONSTRATION: Painting the Sign “Fleurs”

So, we’re done for today. In our next session we’ll work on the tile floor and rest of the flowers. I’ll even have a video showing how I paint the White Daisies. Hope you’ll come back to my studio and watch! Thanks for all of your kind comments! With BIG HUGS,

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Let’s Go to the South of France

FIRST OF ALL….I’d like to thank all of you for your wonderful comments on “Flower Girl in Training“. I really appreciate your kind words and encouragement! Today I’ve jumped on my magic painting carpet and arrived at a cute little flower shop in Provence! So my newest piece for my Annual Collector Event in Santa Fe on August 30 and 31st is all sketched up and ready to begin adding color.

Coming back to the easel after a short lunch break I decided I didn’t care for the placement of the sign on the rock wall. I felt the space to the right of the door, framed by the umbrella and flowers is a better location. What do you think?

The wall is first covered with mixes of MUD (2 parts Ultramarine Blue + 1 part Alizarin Crimson) + Cadmium Orange + a touch of Cadmium Yellow Medium + White. The shadows have more MUD in the mixtures. A few strokes of Ultramarine Blue + White are made here and there to give some variety and coolness in the rocks. Then the crevices between the individual stones are made. But rather than delineating each and every rock I just indicate the cracks in a more impressionistic manner. The top edges of the stones are highlighted with a lighter version of the wall color made by adding white into the original mixture.

The washed in area of the door window is now dry. I lightly drag a mix of White + Ultramarine Blue + Cadmium Orange over the dark. The brush is allowed to skip over the bumpy surface of the canvas, giving the feeling of lace curtains in the window. To see this better you may click on the image to enlarge the picture.

The door is made with two shades of Severs Green + White. This Rembrandt Oil Color is a special one I use from time to time.

The trunk bothered me, it made the area to the left of the door too busy. So I scraped it out and repainted the wall! I’ve also given the umbrella a base coating with the same mix used for the curtains in the door. I wanted to pull the edges of the umbrella into the paint of the wall while it’s still very wet and pliable. I’ll repaint the white in our next session, just wanted make certain my edges will be smooth. Thank you for following along, I do hope you’ll come back soon! If you would like to receive an email every time I publish a new post please feel free to subscribe to my blog. CLICK THIS LINK and scroll to the upper right side of the page. You will see a heading EMAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS. Just enter your email address and click the button “Sign me up!”  It’s easy.

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Flower Girl in Training

The baskets are painted with mixes of MUD (2 parts Ultramarine Blue + 1 part Alizarin Crimson) + Cadmium Orange + Ultramarine Blue + White. The iron straps holding the slats of the basket together on the right are made of MUD + Liquin. Please remember, you may click on any of the images to see them larger.

Yellow petals of the Sunflowers are blocked in with combinations of Cadmium Yellow Medium + MUD, Cadmium Yellow Medium + Cadmium Orange and pure Cadmium Yellow Medium. Then the distinctive centers are added with MUD + Liquin.

Several mixtures of Pthalo Blue + Cadmium Yellow Medium are used for the broad leaves of the Sunflowers

Mama Burro’s beautiful beads are Pthalo Turquoise Blue + White.

Various mixtures in different proportions of MUD + Cadmium Orange + a little Cadmium Yellow Medium + White are made for the Jenny and Filly. Ultramarine Blue and more MUD are added to make some of the combinations cooler and grayer. The paint is applied with heavy texture to give the feeling of the thick coats. Ivory Black is used for the forelock, mane and black tips on the ears.

Paint remaining from the beads is used for the beaded brow band on Mama!

There is a legend about the cross marking found on the backs of donkeys. The little donkey colt that carried Jesus into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday followed Him to Calvary on Good Friday. Appalled by the sight of Jesus on the cross, the donkey turned away but could not leave. It is said that the Lord caused the shadow of the cross to fall across the shoulders and back of the little donkey. The marking of the cross remains as a sign of the love of God in reward for the loyal devotion of the humble beast of burden.

VIDEO DEMONSTRATION: Painting the face of the little Burro filly.

“Flower Girl in Training”

Won’t be long before our sweet little “Flower Girl in Training” will be carrying baskets filled with blossoms all on her own. Meanwhile she’s learning the ropes from her patient Mama! Can’t you just imagine the smiles the pair brings to the people along their delivery route! Thanks everyone for following my blog, I really appreciate you being part of TEAM SENKARIK! Hugs,

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Blue and White = Greece

Shadows on the white stucco wall are blocked in with mixtures of MUD (2 parts Ultramarine Blue + 1 part Alizarin Crimson) + White and Ultramarine Blue + a touch of Cadmium Orange + MUD + White. More white is added into those mixes for the sunlit portions of the wall. Pure White is not used here, that will be reserved for the white on the burros’ noses. Shutters are then painted with mixtures of Ultramarine Blue + White. The Blue shutters and White walls immediately give our painting the feel of quintessential Greece!

Several shades of Permanent Rose + White make the Hot Pink Bougainvillea draping over the wall and shutters. The colorful bracts are blocked in first, next the Pthalo Blue + Cadmium Yellow Medium leaves are painted around the masses of Pink.

The thick brushstrokes of the tile floor are carefully worked around the lower legs, fetlocks and hooves of the jenny and filly. The light and shadows are established with combinations of MUD + Cadmium Orange + White and MUD + Cadmium Orange + Pthalo Blue + White.

Ivory black is used to delineate the foal’s lower legs.

While the floor is still fresh, lines separating the tiles are drawn freehand into the wet paint with a fine liner brush dipped in a thin mix of MUD + Liquin.

VIDEO DEMONSTRATION: Painting the California Poppies hugging the wall below the blue shutters.

After the Orange California Poppies are finished the burros’ legs are painted and that completes this session! Thank you for all of your kind comments and for following along! Hope you come back to my studio soon. HUGS,

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Precious Burro Foal

“Produce with a Little Bray”

I had an idea for a new painting with the perfect Jenny in mind based on the donkey I’d used previously in the Vignette shown above. But when I went through our reference pictures I couldn’t find the right Burro foal.

So I went to Google.com/Images and found this precious baby! You have to be careful because the images on the internet are protected under copyright laws. Fortunately the photographer’s name was right there; I found Jaki Good Miller’s website, http://www.jakigoodmiller.com, then called her to ask how much she would charge for me to use her photo. What a delightful lady, when I told her the idea I had in mind for my painting Jaki said, “Please, go ahead and use it. Just send me an image of the painting when it’s done!” I’m very thankful for Jaki’s generosity.

My first step is to lightly sketch the Jenny and burro foal up on the canvas in pencil. You may click on the image to see it larger.

Next I start sketching in the composition with a brush dipped in a thin oil wash of MUD (2 parts Ultramarine Blue + 1 part Alizarin Crimson) + Liquin. Sunflowers fill the baskets carried by our Mama!

The donkey from my previous painting has been flipped and changed into a smaller burro. I’ve always loved the bright blue beads that adorn these four legged “delivery trucks” in Greece and Mexico so I just have to add some here.

The furry foal is now sketched with the oil wash.

The basic sketch on the canvas is complete, we’ll begin adding color in our next session. Hope you’ll come join me in the studio and follow along. If you would like to receive an email every time I publish a new post please feel free to subscribe to my blog. CLICK THIS LINK and scroll to the upper right side of the page. You will see a heading EMAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS. Just enter your email address and click the button “Sign me up!”  It’s easy.

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COLORFUL EXPLOSION!

I apologize for the silence, have been super busy preparing canvases and developing ideas for my upcoming show. Also I am now a Deaconess at my Church, so I’ve been taking some wonderful opportunities to serve my fellow Sisters and Brothers in Christ.

VIDEO DEMONSTRATION:

Painting the White and Red Poppy Part 1

VIDEO DEMONSTRATION:

Painting the White and Red Poppy Part 2

After completing the white petals tipped in red, the center of the Poppy is added.

4 Poppies a Poppin’, 3 to go! Sounds a bit like “The Twelve Days of Christmas” doesn’t it?

For variety I have a California Poppy that is just beginning to open. It’s painted with mixtures of Cadmium Orange + Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Orange + Cadmium Red Light, Cadmium Orange + MUD (2 parts Ultramarine Blue + 1 part Alizarin Crimson) and Pure Cadmium Orange. If you can’t get Cadmium Orange, I DO NOT recommend using the WINTON Cadmium Orange Hue. When White is mixed with the Hue the color becomes pink. So I make my own Cadmium Orange by mixing 2 parts Cadmium Yellow Medium + 1 part Cadmium Red Light. This works perfectly in all of my mixes.

VIDEO DEMONSTRATION: Painting the California Poppy

Long stamens complete our 2nd California Poppy.

Our last blossom is the Flanders Poppy. It’s blocked in with several mixes in different combinations of Permanent Rose + White.

The Petals around the center of this flower are mostly White. They are painted with the White mixtures left over from the White and Red Poppy shown at the beginning of today’s blog.

The Petals of this bloom are tipped with Cadmium Red Light and Cadmium Red Deep. In some areas I pull the edging paint over the pink, giving the color a tinge of Salmon.

“COLORFUL EXPLOSION”

The tape is pulled off revealing the “Colorful Explosion” of Poppies! By designing the flowers to flow over the frame it appears they are Bursting out of the canvas! To view an enlargement of this or any of the other images, just click on the picture.

Now I’ll just have to wait and see how my TEAM SENKARIK Members at my Big Collector Event in Santa Fe on August 30 and 31st like them. If you happen to be in the area I’d love to have you come join the party. It’s RSVP, you may call the Santa Fe Art Collector Gallery at 505.988.5545 to make your reservation or just tell me in the comments section below! Hope to see you there! With Colorful Smiles,

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