Still feeling like painting Flowers with the gorgeous weather we have been enjoying this spring, this mixed media painting is inspired by pictures I took of Allium Flowers ( more precisely common onion flowers) that were growing in my vegetable garden last year. Here is a picture of the actual flower:

Allium Flower.

Allium Flower, painting flowers with mixed media on canvas

I did make my drawing with pencil on canvas, I am including shapes and a few details but not too many as the first layers of paint are going to cover the drawing anyway.

I start painting the first layers in contrasting colors.

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I paint some bright green in places where I see a green undertone.

Then I work with the pink and burgundy.

I apply bright yellow in places where I see a yellow undertone.

Then I paint white acrylic straight from the tube in some areas as well as white acrylic diluted in medium in others.

Then I start working with pastels to try out different color combinations. When I am done I fix them with Krylon workable fixative and then am able to add more layers either of pastels or acrylics.

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I try different colors playing with the pinks and the white by glazing until I am satisfied with the colors.

Here glazing some white acrylic.

I added some orange tones with pastels. Allium Flower, Mixed media on canvas, 24 x 24 inches.