Priti
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| 04/10/2009 8:33 AM |
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Watercolor on paper
16" x 12"
This painting is done from a photo taken in Judy's (my friend) garden of her favorite pink peonies - hence the name.....I am trying to learn how to work with the different effects of sunlight.
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Priti
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JayDavis
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| 04/10/2009 10:32 AM |
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| This piece is looking good. The background has some wonderful subtleties and the flower has a beautiful form. However, I would suggest that the graphic nature of the peony pettles is too contrasting with the background. |
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Jim
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| 04/10/2009 10:49 AM |
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Very nice work Priti!! I like it!
Great background colors. I don't really see a problem with the flower. |
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All the best,
Jim
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Lung Tom
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| 04/10/2009 10:48 PM |
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| Priti I like the contrast in the painting |
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Lung Tom: Lung is Thai for "Uncle" the u is pronounced as a oo as in loose. |
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Priti
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| 04/11/2009 11:40 AM |
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| Thanks Jay my goal was to bring the flowers forward,... hence the over emphasis. Thanks Jim and Tom, both of you are already familiar with my work so you know that i love color and i am always trying to experiment with that. |
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Priti
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slh399
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| 04/11/2009 5:27 PM |
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i love you take on my very fave flower! The background is awesome! Did you do it through negative painting or did you work around the finished flower? Aaany way-i love it!
Thanks for the beauty,
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"You can never erase a spoken word.... |
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Priti
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| 04/12/2009 10:37 AM |
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| Thanks Suz, you are right i painted the flower after i completed the background. For me the fun part about watercolors is that i get to play with the water and the colors, so i often do the background first and then the "tedious/detail" work (of the flower petals). |
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Priti
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Kassie
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| 04/13/2009 10:58 PM |
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Priti,
I really like this painting. In my opinion it's more pleasing to look at than the cover of The Artist's Mag. this month.
Kathy |
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Priti
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| 04/14/2009 7:40 AM |
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Thank you Kathy, i hope the editors and publishers are listening.
BTW - a small correction - my friend Judy saw this and loved the absolutely painting but she kept saying that she loves the cherry blossoms and i kept asking her to re -check her photos. She did, and emailed me last night to say that these flowers are from her garden of her favorite pink Kwazan cherry blossoms. |
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Priti
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Holly
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| 04/14/2009 4:10 PM |
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Hi, Priti--Yep, we're listening. 
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Priti
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| 04/16/2009 7:40 AM |
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| Thanks Holly, for replying and checking out my work. |
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Priti
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Priti
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| 06/28/2009 8:41 AM |
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| Award winner at the Chelmsford Art Society's annual July4th contest! |
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Priti
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greg
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| 06/29/2009 8:43 AM |
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Very nice work Priti. I checked your Blog and was very impressed. Your strong use of color makes for some striking paintings
Again, very nice work.
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I am learning not to sweat the petty things and not to pet the sweatty things. |
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Priti
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| 06/30/2009 2:03 PM |
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| Thank you Greg for taking the time to look at my blog, you are right - i do like color - i am trying to get better at value. |
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Priti
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westexbarb
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| 07/02/2009 3:29 PM |
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| lovely Painting Pritti. I love flowers. I am just getting started in watercolours and find it hard to control. Thanks for sharing.Barbara |
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Priti
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| 07/02/2009 4:52 PM |
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| Thanks Barbara, Over time you will find that lack of control is the best part about watercolors. Keep practicing and post here- a lot of very encouraging artists on this forum. |
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Priti
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Lung Tom
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| 07/24/2009 10:34 PM |
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| Is the Kwazan cherry blossum a double? Most cherry blossoms are simple with five petals. |
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Lung Tom: Lung is Thai for "Uncle" the u is pronounced as a oo as in loose. |
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Suna
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| 08/10/2009 1:51 PM |
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I like the contrast and the colors very much here. Lovely! Lines of the flower is lovely too. Three small green leaves around the right half of the flower has an important effect I think. --- Wish I could paint watercolors like this  --- Suna. |
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Priti
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| 08/14/2009 1:26 PM |
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Tom, i think you are right about this being a double cheery blossom.
Thank you Suna, a good way to learn in take a photograph and paint it all different ways. |
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Priti
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Gilberte
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| 08/20/2009 8:20 AM |
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| exquisite |
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Dance like no one is watching, love like you'll never be hurt, sing like no one is listening, live like it is heaven on earth. (William Purkey) |
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