My floral painting process:

My floral work is more planned than most of my other painting (my abstract work is highly improvisational). This planning process helps me capture the delicate naturalism of the flowers.

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To begin, I stage my own photos of the live flower:

Next, I Sketch (digitally) on top of the photos, in order to choose colors and composition:

THen come Drawing and Underpainting:

as the painting gets closer to done, I Finalize colors and textures:

Complete!