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A Few Flowers

by Marcia Minnichhofer on 10/21/16

I darkened the shadows more on the 4 plumerias at the bottom right to make the white pop. 3 of them have yellow centers. Then I darkened the area behind them. This portion took me 3-1/2 hours. (If you are new to this blog, I have started to log how much time a painting takes. It wasn't accurate to count days or months since I don't paint every day or all day.) I am doing a craft fair tomorrow so will resume on Sunday.

Comments (5)

1. Rick said on 10/22/16 - 04:27PM

The flowers are blooming right in front of me! Loving this!

2. Marcia said on 10/22/16 - 05:01PM

We are going to have you take up painting in no time

3. Rick said on 10/23/16 - 01:23PM

I have painted off and on since I was a kid, and still dabble some. But I seem to have grown away from it over the years, and the passion and motivation just are not there like they used to be. Some days it flows, and other days nothing! I have everything I need to go acrylics, oils, or watercolor. What I've learned, I learned myself, and through tips from folks like you. Perhaps I'm searching for that urge to return by watching others like you do their magic! I have picked up the pen and written poems, and still working short stories. Maybe my written words will provide my mind's eye an image that will slip down my arm to the canvas!

4. Marcia said on 10/23/16 - 02:46PM

Rick, I thought that you might know a bit about painting from the questions you have asked on my Plumeria Paintings by Marcia page on Facebook and here. There are two groups I like to follow on Facebook, Ocean and Water Painting Group and Watercolor Addicts. The paintings there are very inspirational and many of the artists are also instructors. You might have fun observing what is produced and shown. Just think, when you retire, you will have all the time in the world! I am told that there are a lot of free You Tube videos on painting and I used to subscribe to a site with online instructional videos for $19.99 a month. 600 videos to pick from. artistsnetworktv.com. You can sign up and quit anytime.

5. Rick said on 10/23/16 - 05:24PM

Thank you for that information! I'll have to check it out!

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1.	Rick said on 10/22/16 - 04:27PM
	The flowers are blooming right in front of me! Loving this!
2.	Marcia said on 10/22/16 - 05:01PM
	We are going to have you take up painting in no time
3.	Rick said on 10/23/16 - 01:23PM
	I have painted off and on since I was a kid, and still dabble some. But I seem to have grown away from it over the years, and the passion and motivation just are not there like they used to be. Some days it flows, and other days nothing! I have everything I need to go acrylics, oils, or watercolor. What I've learned, I learned myself, and through tips from folks like you. Perhaps I'm searching for that urge to return by watching others like you do their magic! I have picked up the pen and written poems, and still working short stories. Maybe my written words will provide my mind's eye an image that will slip down my arm to the canvas!
4.	Marcia said on 10/23/16 - 02:46PM
	Rick, I thought that you might know a bit about painting from the questions you have asked on my Plumeria Paintings by Marcia page on Facebook and here. There are two groups I like to follow on Facebook, Ocean and Water Painting Group and Watercolor Addicts. The paintings there are very inspirational and many of the artists are also instructors. You might have fun observing what is produced and shown. Just think, when you retire, you will have all the time in the world! I am told that there are a lot of free You Tube videos on painting and I used to subscribe to a site with online instructional videos for $19.99 a month. 600 videos to pick from. artistsnetworktv.com. You can sign up and quit anytime.
5.	Rick said on 10/23/16 - 05:24PM
	Thank you for that information! I'll have to check it out!