Friday, October 21, 2011

Peonies Study_1


Oil on panel, 6"x8"

I have a commission piece of Peonies to paint for a collector so I thought I would do a few studies before I paint a larger piece. This being the first, will be the smallest and I will work larger each time. I have painted them before but it has been a while and I need to familiarize myself with them again. I think it would be cost prohibitive to attempt to locate real Peonies if it is even possible at this time of year but I found some silk ones at a nearby craft store and set them near my easel to paint directly from "fake" life.

2 comments:

Suzanne H said...

Wow, these are wonderful! Great job, David. My mom's favorite flowers were peonies of just this shade. Lovely...

Suzanne H said...

Really like how the vase looks, too. I think it must be fairly hard to paint glass, or anything see through, for that matter!