After painting four tall canvases (10" x 48") with complex patterns in blues and greens, I began a new series of abstract floral paintings on small canvases. First I painted a background of light blue and let it dry completely. Then I began to paint large abstracted flowers that filled up almost the entire canvas. I did two in purple and two in yellows.
I painted with a brush, very loosely, blending colors together. I added some white and prussian blue for the centers of the purple flowers. I put orange buds in the center of the yellow flowers, and used a tan and white for highlights.
Then I painted in some leaves and stems in the background with permanent light green. For the final touch, I drew lines with Indian yellow for the yellow flowers and alizarin crimson for the purple ones. I accented the leaves and vines with lines in emerald green and hookers green.
The goal was to keep everything loose and liquid rather than representational.
