LESSON #31 - Arum Lilies

[Louisa Rautenbach]

Thanks to you Dennis, I won't give up.

[Val]

    Whew! I thought for sure I'd have to get that  out yet again!     Saved by Dennis! 

Great job on these lilies Louisa, and I'll bet they didn't take you a week or more to finish! I haven't really improved overmuch with my time frame, but I just have to keep working at it. I like to think my skill set has improved somewhat since my first attempts, so if I can do it...well, we already know you can!     

Oh yes, great roses by the by. 

[Louisa Rautenbach]

Val you really are a tonic to me, you have a way with words that make me giggle every time, my husband thinks I'm mad, sitting here and laugh at myself. Thank you.

[Annie.]

Here are my Arum Lilies, minus the white pollen.

I have a question, what is Chinese white?  Is it just a tube of WC paint like the others I bought, or something special.  I thought there were "no white" in WC... just preserved paper.

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[Val]

  This is gorgeous Annie! Chinese white is a tube just like your other w/c. If you add it on right from the tube it is quite opaque....but sometimes you may have to repeat the process to make it stand out. I have found that it works best if you add it after the painting is dry. Otherwise it tends to melt/blend in with the painting. But, that's just me. 

[Happychappy]

    Wow, Annie, your painting of the Arum Lilies are outstanding.  Absolutely gorgeous.  Patricia

[dennis]

Excellent 

[MaryAnne Long]

Lovely lilies, Annie.

aloha

mea

[Danielle123]

Wow Annie those lilies are gorgeous,  you are getting better by the minute. 

[Annie.]

  Dennis, Val, Patricia, Mea, and Danielle.

It would be difficult not to improve with Dennis' clear explanations and demonstrations.

Many thanks Dennis!

[Kathysutterlin]

  Beautiful, Annie! I love the way the flowers turned out.  Nice edges, folds, and shading.
 I miss watercolor. I won't be returning to it until after our big move. 

[Annie.]

Thank you Kathy.  Give me a chance to catch up with you, while on vacation.   I don't do the classes in the order they were released, but in the order of difficulties.  So I am going through the Level 1 at this time.  I don't know if this is wise, but it is less likely to frustrate me with more advanced techniques.

When is the big move?  Lots of work I am sure.

[Kathysutterlin]

Hi Annie. I think that doing the level one classes is a great idea. I may follow your lead when I get back to painting. I will start a separate post about the move as I don't want to tie up Dennis's watercolor thread.    Will post in a moment. 

[Steve Weatherwax]

Excellent work, Annie!Great shading.   

[Annie.]

Thank you Steve!   Really value your input.