Hope Cunningham Fine Art

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Sunday, August 15, 2010

April's Orchids

Original 24" X 18" Oil Painting on Canvas


I know, I know...you've seen this one before. Well I spent a lot of time and effort reworking this painting and I wanted to share it with you.  I sanded down the face and flowers,  then painted over them with opaque paint so the old drawing wouldn't trip me up.  I scraped the face out a couple of times before I finally got the likeness I was after.  Its funny how some paintings seem to paint themselves and  others require a lot of labor. iI was happy I stuck with this one.


1 comment:

  1. I haven't seen it before :o) It's just lovely. I great idea for a composition and well executed as always. I'm glad you stuck with it too, it really was worth it in the end. Well done, Hope!

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