After finishing the heavily detailed painting of Quebec City, I was anxious to do an iris painting. It's been a while! I had originally thought I would do a single iris painting, however when I came across this photo- of gorgeous purple blooms against a brick wall.....I decided this would be the one for me. I had originally photographed these irises a summer or two ago. I fell in love with the beautiful purple blooms and the blue-green foliage all contasted against the beautiful tones of the brick wall.
I began with a drawing of the irises and the foliage. It doesn't matter which medium an artist employs- an artist needs to know how to draw. I wonder sometimes how many irises I've drawn in my career so far! But I love it!
After drawing the irises, I then began to work on the brick wall. A ruler was necessary! I wanted the rows of bricks to be level and the bricks to be the same size. The formality of the brick wall will contrast nicely with the tangle of the iris and the rose leaves. What I have laid down so far is just a light varigated wash for the bricks. I painted the bricks and the mortar first, before I laid any color on the irises and leaves. Now I've begun to work on the leaves and the iris blooms. I need to get more color down on the flowers before I go back and deepen the bricks. That will be so much fun! Lots of work awaits!
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