The idea here was to not paint the tree trunk "brown" but to use complimentary colours to bring the tree forward and enliven it. You can also use ultramarine as a shadow colour, particularly with flowers where you can paint a very light wash of ultramarine where you need the shadow, let it dry completely and then paint the petal colours over the top.
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That is lovely, are you going to frame it?
I like it ~ it talks to me
This is a lovely sketch, and the trees really do recess! I love the colours
Deemom, Thank you very much. This is just a sketch so I think it will stay in my sketchbook. I did do another "proper" version after this which I think I still have. I'll have to look it out. I framed that one.
Sharon, Thank you very much. I had fun doing this little sketch and learned a lot.
Ya know sketches are quite the thing well State side. It is lovely and I think it would we awesome Framed!
DO you KNIT?
You've been busy posting all sorts of lovely things Julie.... I had some catch up reading to do. That's a lovely sketch of the trees.
Thanks Deemom. Maybe I'll do just that then :)
what a beautiful painting it looks amazing in those colours and no brown!! Jx
ps definitely frame it!
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