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Tacoma, WA
$260.00
Title
Black Eyed Susans 2
Artist
Ken Powers
Medium
Painting - Watercolor On Paper
Description
This is another addition to my floral series where I have been experimenting with dark backgrounds. This background has a subtle hint of Prussian Blue to it which helps make the flowers really pop out of the composition. The original is painted exclusively with Rublev watercolor paint on Arches 140# cold-pressed paper and is 14.25"x10.25" in size.
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August 30th, 2011
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Newberry, Fl - United States
Fantastic piece, Ken! I love the variation of colors in the center of the flowers.
Woodbridge, VA - United States
Ken, The richness of the colors is fantastic. Thanks for sharing the brandname of materials used. peace, O.
Georgetown, ON - Canada
Great work Ken. Love the contrast.
Ken Powers replied:
Thank you William! I am playing around with the way the subjects interact with the dark backgrounds. Fun experiments!
Salem, OR - United States
Very nice. Love Black Eyed Susan.
Ken Powers replied:
Thank you Jenny! It is amazing how appealing the colors of the Black Eyed Susan can be.
Zeeland, MI - United States
Oops...it was just posted today...I didn't miss it. Sometimes when I am up north teaching I miss alot that happens as internet is iffy at best. Nice place to be....love the prussian blue.
Ken Powers replied:
Thanks Sandra! I had fun with this one and upped the blues a bit in my dark background mix to try to enhance the flower petals.
Zeeland, MI - United States
I don't know how I missed this one. It is BEAUTIFUL. I love the dark blue and golden colors. Nice value shifts as always.
Covington, Oh - United States
Great petal definition on this, Ken. The colors are wonderful. A definite winner!
Hillsborough, NC - United States
These are lovely Ken. One of my favorites!!!
Ken Powers replied:
Thank you Laura! I had a great time putting this one together. I let the paint do most of the work!
Iola, WI - United States
Very nicely done, watercolor, Ken! Love the softness of the florals! The colors are cool and love the trio of blossoms!
Ken Powers replied:
Thank you Randy! I kept toying with the composition until I arrived at this. At first I didn't like it but now I think the trio works well. Thanks for having a look!
Kelowna, BC - Canada
Lovely work, Ken. I'm impressed with the foreshortening of the petals that bit always stumps me. Love the sharpness of the indigo background..... did you use indigo or layers of other blues? Indigo is my absolute power color when I'm painting watercolors!!!
Ken Powers replied:
Thank you Carrie! Very nice of you to have a look! For the background, I mixed Prussian Blue and German Vine Black which are both from the Rublev paint company. I used four washes of roughly the same mix and applied one after the other while the paper was still damp. This helped even out the brush strokes but built the intensity. It still allowed some character to come through so there are areas of the background with subtle color variances. I didn't mix a big batch of the wash, I just mixed as I went to help create the effect. I am still experimenting with these dark backgrounds.
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