The above reference photo of mine was taken some time ago, when daffodils were plentiful at the florists here in Hawaii. It was way over a year ago when I bought them; as you know spring bulbs will not grow in this tropical climate. Below is a close up I took as more reference for my oil painting of spring flowers.
I have no idea why I used that gold material other than it was new and I liked it, but in the oil work in progress below I opted for using a white foreground.
Work In Progress
12" x 9" oil on panel
It is almost embarrassing to post this painting above, because it is so very rough and a little messy. It has a long way to go yet and I want to use more exciting color and contrast in the background. To tell the truth, I came close to what I wanted while painting today, but then wiped it off and started again.....mistake! Sometimes it is best to leave well enough alone. Funny how sometimes the painting paints itself with ease and other times we struggle a bit to get it right.
