May Bouquet from Abstract Principles -- final

May Bouquet
24 x 18, pastel over underpainting on Wallis paper

May Bouquet from Abstract Principles II

You can see that I have started to put pastel over the underpainting. Tried to keep the light shapes irregular, interesting, oblique and in shades of light that are interesting.

So much to think of!

As the light heated the tulips, they began to open more, which changed their shapes!!

May Bouquet from Abstract Principles

I took the principles from the abstract paintings and applied them to a floral painting today.

Create an interesting white shape. Establish dark shape. Use a variety of shapes, blocky and organic. Establish dominance of shape, temperature, size.

Here is the underpainting, a "start."