During my painting vacation in Milonga I wanted to paint flowers and I wanted to use the colours red, orange and yellow.
The first morning our teacher Ad van Aart asked all of us what we wanted to do during that week and I indicated my wishes. So most of the time I have been sketching, drawing and painting flowers.
My first paintings are based on a 'blind contour' sketch of some umbels that were in the garden of Milonga. I have made a background using shades of red, added the flowers and strengthened the background with the shades I had already used and added a Gray for the shadows and stems of the flowers. This red painting followed the composition of the initial sketch.
After this first painting I was eager to do a second one with shades of orange. This painting is on a much larger sheet of paper and I deliberately changed the composition (advised by Ad, our teacher) so there is much more open space above the flowers. The shadows are made with sepia which is much more harmonious with the orange shades of the background.
Using a much larger sheet of paper was a bit more challenging, but I still had lots of fun painting this one.
Both paintings are what I thought they would be and I am happy that I did choose to paint this subject, using a very limited palette. I have explored the shades of red and orange and I have experimented with the composition these flowers offered me.
Of course this was not the end of my week in Milonga, so there is more to follow!
More information about these watercolour paintings (size, colours used, etc) can be found at my website www.jannekesatelier.webs.com
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