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Subject: Iris & Gazing Ball

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Kruella90

Posts:102
03/09/2007 12:55 PM Alert 
I love painging Iris's.  Comments are welcome.





Lung Tom
Posts:189
03/09/2007 1:47 PM Alert 
This iris is well done.  Some time ago, perhaps eight months ago, I painted an iris using the juice from a very deep purple iris.  The purple changed to blue on drying.  The color has lasted well but I fear it would fade if I let the sunlight touch it.
Lung Tom
Kruella90

Posts:102
03/09/2007 1:48 PM Alert 
Oops....that one is a little small.  Let me try that again.





Kruella90

Posts:102
03/09/2007 1:51 PM Alert 

Thank you Tom.

What a good idea to use the actual flowers essense to paint it.  Have you tried to spray it with a varnish or something to help keep it from fading?
Lung Tom
Posts:189
03/09/2007 2:21 PM Alert 

Greetings Kruella, All my small watercolors are unprotected at present but I bought some Krylon Kamar Varnish the other day and plan to spray at least two coats on them when the weather warms.  I do think the natural iris pigmen would fade in sunlight even with the kamar varnish.
Lung Tom
gene
Posts:1236
03/10/2007 8:32 AM Alert 
Very lovely.
heatherm

Posts:2120
03/10/2007 9:02 AM Alert 
Love the subject, very intriguing. Lost of symbolism here. Well painted.
Heather

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heatherm

Posts:2120
03/10/2007 9:02 AM Alert 
Oops. Meant "lots of symbolism here".
Heather

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klippie

Posts:1880
03/10/2007 10:27 AM Alert 
Stunning.

Retha
If at first you dont succeed.........don't ever give up!
ohsuzanna

Posts:181
03/12/2007 9:36 AM Alert 
Very nice.

Suzanna
Kruella90

Posts:102
03/12/2007 10:17 AM Alert 
Thank you everyone for the positive reimforcement. I'm thinking about actually entering in a contest. I've never done that before.
heatherm

Posts:2120
03/12/2007 2:58 PM Alert 
Go for it, get your feet wet! Nothing to lose at all, and lots to gain. Will build your selfconfidence too. Start small at local fairs or art associations so you can get the feel of it. Good luck!
Heather

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rpartin

Posts:402
03/12/2007 8:25 PM Alert 
This is very nice. I wouldn't hesitate to enter it in a competition.
Good luck!
Ron
Kruella90

Posts:102
03/13/2007 6:31 AM Alert 
Thank you all for the vote of confidence! Actually, I wasn't sure yet which painting I planned on entering. Possible one that I'm just finishing up on. I'll post it when I get it done. I just have a few loose ends to tie up on it yet.
Egon

Posts:366
03/14/2007 1:35 AM Alert 
Super - I love it
Robin N.
Posts:10
03/14/2007 2:10 AM Alert 
Your painting is beautiful.. Excellent symbolism.. Very competition worthy..!!
Kruella90

Posts:102
03/15/2007 7:22 AM Alert 
Thank you all very much. I have just one question.........what symbolism do you see in this? It came from a photograph of an iris infront on a gazing ball in my front yard. It's one of my favorite pictures, I've done it over many times in other media too.
heatherm

Posts:2120
03/15/2007 8:05 AM Alert 
The symbolism I was thinking of:
A gazing ball is used by seers to look into the future, or to tell someone's fortune. The iris can be a symbol of the Goddess Iris (I think it is Greek mythology). So together these items represent spirituality.
Heather

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Kruella90

Posts:102
03/16/2007 6:16 AM Alert 
I didn't know that Heather. Thank you.
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