Red Amaryllis
Posted by Judy Moore Mudd | Filed under Still Life
About the Painting:
Name: Red Amaryllis
Medium: Watercolor on 140# Arches
Size: 5×7″
My family received amaryllis bulbs as a holiday gift, They grew tall and bloomed after only a few weeks. They grew so fast, it seemed as if they were growing while you watched them, changing from morning to night.
My Process: This painting was produced on 140# Arches paper with Winsor Newton, Holbein and Daniel Smith paints. I started with the petals, stems and leaves. Most of painting involved dropping colors into an initial glaze. The petals were painted multiple times with various shades of transparent yellows, oranges and reds with a final Daniel Smith Quinacridone Magenta added for depth. Opaque yellow was added in the center. The white stems were painted around, leaving the white of the paper. The background was painted last. It was painted with a very dark combination of thalo blue, permanent rose and Quin. Burnt Scarlet. It had to be painted twice to get the final dark that I wanted.
Thanks for viewing!
SOLD! Collection: J. M., Alexandria, VA
