Saturday, September 22, 2012

"Bluebeard with Sedum in September's Golden Light"


A work-in-progress in oil and gold leaf on canvas



Closeup of Sedum
 


Closeup of Bluebeard Blossom



Another Closeup of the Painting


After 5 more hours of painting, this is how the painting has evolved

 A closeup of the canvas and brush strokes at 6 pm



On October 10, I have been working on this painting . . . 
and the Monarch butterfly is finished but I am still painting  

the honeybees, dragonfly and the orange Atalantic Fritillary