White Lilies

This is a painting I just finished.  I chose to use red in the background to set off the white lilies.  Multiple layers of carmine washes created the intensity of the hue.  The result reminds me of some Mexican paintings I have seen.  It has the happy feeling of a fiesta!

Patterns of Light

One morning bright sunlight came through my window onto a corner shelf.  The items on the shelf were not carefully arranged.  They were simply a purple pot with Philodendron and three blue glasses left over from an earlier painting set up. The sunlight made intricate shapes of light falling across the pot and glasses.  With my camera I saved the light and shadow design to use as a painting.  I found this painting a challenge and may try to do it again sometime in the future.  It is an exercise that I may be able to do better the second time around.