From the Artist: Although I've been painting watercolor for years now, I never really challenge myself to paint a single dewdrop or a cloud. I may include these things in an overall composition, but extracting them out and giving them your full attention can be rewarding too. This is a picture of my hydrangeas and normally I would paint them minus the water droplets.
From the Painting Guide: This is beautifully painted, with the subtle shifts of color in the blue-purple-pink range that are, for me, part of the appeal of hydrangeas. The drops of water make me think that the garden sprinkler's just been switched off.
Things to Consider When Looking at This Painting:
Composition: Notice how the placement of the flower on the canvas (in the bottom left-hand corner) allows the flower to dominate the space without the fried-egg effect that placing it centrally could so easily have (see 5 Ways to Ruin a Painting). And how leaf draws the viewer's eye upwards both by its angle and color against the dark background.
From the Painting Guide: This is beautifully painted, with the subtle shifts of color in the blue-purple-pink range that are, for me, part of the appeal of hydrangeas. The drops of water make me think that the garden sprinkler's just been switched off.
Things to Consider When Looking at This Painting:
Composition: Notice how the placement of the flower on the canvas (in the bottom left-hand corner) allows the flower to dominate the space without the fried-egg effect that placing it centrally could so easily have (see 5 Ways to Ruin a Painting). And how leaf draws the viewer's eye upwards both by its angle and color against the dark background.