Hens and Chicks- Acrylic on canvas

I painted this painting while volunteering for 3 shifts a the Brustrokes Gallery in North Vancouver Lonsdale’s Quay ( for the North Shore Artists Guild) . I was painting next to the display window and it was fun to see a few curious people take interest in watching the process.

Here are some of the steps I took to make this painting:

A red acrylic under painting.

Drawing an outline with a pencil crayon.

Then I redraw my outlines with a thin brush and white acrylic paint.

I start to paint with contrasting colors, here white on the darkest areas.

Blue on orange areas, this will show later mostly on the edges.

Still painting with contrasting colors.

Here I add some reds where I see them on my reference picture.

Then yellow and oranges. I took that picture last summer in my backyard.

Still adding layers.

Here I add some white, diluted in medium to bring back some light.

adding more layers.

Hens and chicks, acrylic on canvas

The finished painting : Hens and Chicks

Here are some details of the textures and edges that might not show on a smaller picture.

Complex edges.

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