Each time I begin work on this commissioned painting, I study my photo of the original. What exactly were the steps I took in painting it? I am not trying to copy the original, but to get its flavor and fever, to take a similar path to a happy ending of visual delight.
A most prominent aspect of the original painting are circles of color, so that's where I began today. I first drew circle outlines in Pthalocyanine blue somewhat randomly across the canvas. Then I began to paint them in selected colors: cadmium medium red, dark and light plum, pale and dark green, and aqua.
I was careful to spread the color selections throughout so that no two circles next to each other were the same color. I ended up with this collection of bright bubbles on a light blue background:
When the canvas dries, I can take the next step in this painting process.