"Water Lilies with Trochus Shells," 2" x 3", egg tempera on Strathmore board with glazed and shelled frame (SOLD)
I thought it would be interesting to post for you the first miniature I ever painted, because I think it shows how I have been making some progress over the past nine years compared to my first try. The details in "Water Lilies" are less defined, and it was also painted on a coarser surface of cold press Strathmore, which made it harder for me to achieve detail. I worked on a smoother surface for this more recent miniature,"The Ruby Slippers."
"The Ruby Slippers," 3/4" x 1 3/8," egg tempera on kelmscott vellum
in Venetian glass frame, Available
Tomorrow I'll be posting a review of all the paintings which are currently available for sale on this blog, and on Wednesday I hope to post my next video, which is called, "The Ruby Slippers." Stay tuned and watch it later this week to find out why.
(*Note: sorry it's late, but my sale will be posting soon, so please check back for it and the video too, and thanks for your patience.)
3 comments:
I can't believe this lotus is your first miniature. It's so detailed and beautiful. Your Rubby Slippers is absolutely beautiful and it has a perfect frame for it. To tell you the truth, I can't tell one is better than the other. I love both.
So this is also the name of your blog. I love to know why. :)
Very nice! I think I'm where you were years ago...I just recently started looking into art boards as a support rather than the bumpy canvas, so I can achieve more detail in my small format art. Watercolor paper is still my favorite substrate, with its absorbancy though.
Thanks for showing us some of your earlier work, Mona!
I think the water lilies painting holds up against any of your newer works. Very colorful and fun.
-Dean
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