I have made some noticeable progress of late on my painting. I've just about completed the irises, and only have a few stems and leaves to finish. It's been fun to have the rose leaves to paint, along with the iris leaves. The different shapes and varying shades of green have been a joy to work on.I've had fun with the brick wall, too! I started laying down color on the bricks beginning at the bottom. Better to experiment with varying colors on the bricks that are behind the flowers and leaves, than to start at the top! I moisten only part of each individual brick before I put down the paint. Better to create the varigated look to the bricks that way. I've been using many different colors for the bricks, including Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, French Ultramarine, Dragon's Blood, Lemon Yellow, Sienna, and more. No two bricks are the same, so they shouldn't be painted in identical fashion.
Boy, this will be a colorful painting when it's completed!
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