Anthurium-Final

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I finally added the groundcover plants after all the details on the leaves and spathes. The white flowers on the left actually grow attached to trees in the Allerton Garden in Kauai, but I took artistic license here.

Anthurium-Day10

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I'm continuing to add details to the foliage--a slow process. I'm also starting to think about what to add to the ground.

Anthurium-Day 8

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Painting along, detail by detail, hoping to make progress over the holiday weekend.

Anthurium-Day 6

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Getting the leaves and spathes right is going to take a while. I do marvel at the fantastic variety of colors and shapes in this plant as I paint, but it's a hard thing to capture with opaque acrylics.

Anthurium-Day 4

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Progress is going to be slow on this. Here's a detail of yesterday's work--the fern and leaf above the dove.

Anthurium-Day 3

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Painting on masonite has pluses and minuses. Every detail is as fine and steady as I can make it, but there's no texture of canvas to soften any line. Took me most of the day just to get the detail on the dove, in a 5 x 4-inch space. Maybe it's time for some new fine brushes.

Anthurium-Day 2

It's hard to see what's going on here, but there's a zebra dove on the lower right peeking out from under an anthurium plant. I'm experimenting with painting on masonite instead of canvas. Even at this stage, I can see I'll be able to create finer details. This piece measures about 12 x 24 inches.