Flower Cluster

Ken Powers

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Ken Powers

Tacoma, WA

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Flower Cluster

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Ken Powers

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Painting - Watercolor On Paper

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This is another experiment with a floral cluster against a very dark background. I added a bit of texture to create a satin-like effect to the background and tried to leave a lot of highlights in the flowers to create a lot of contrast. The original piece is 13.75"x9.75" and is painted with Rublev and Winsor & Newton watercolor paints on Arches 140# cold-pressed paper.

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Jo Castillo

Bastrop, TX - United States

I love your old antique locks and keys, but you do a powerful flower, too. I just love these.

Ken Powers replied:

Thank you Jo! This was a really fun painting to experiment with!

William Band

Georgetown, ON - Canada

Really strong work Ken. Good strong smooth black really kicks out the contrasting flowers.

Ken Powers replied:

Thank you very much William! I had fun going for an extremely contrasty painting this time.

Sandra Strohschein

Zeeland, MI - United States

Ken, what kind of paper do you use? It supports the dark back ground beautifully without sucking the life out of it! Another stunner.

Ken Powers replied:

Thank you Sandra! I have been using Arches 140# cold-pressed paper for nearly all my paintings. Although, occasionally I will use the Sennelier 140# cold-pressed paper as they sent me 60 sheets to thank me for participating in a blind paint experiment. The Sennelier doesn't have quite as much texture though.

Bette Orr

Crisfield, MD - United States

Now see, Ken, you really did top the other one you recently completed! That dark background so makes the flower pop right out of the painting. I think the secret is your very light highlights versus a very dark background - beautiful!

Ken Powers replied:

Thank you Bette! I don't know if it is possible to get any greater contrast than white paper against a nearly black background. I may continue experimenting with this. It is definitely a lot of fun!