I had a concept that I wanted to try for this piece that I thought might be interesting and that was to model a dahlia after a tie-dyed shirt. I painted it very loose with what I always remember as being some of the prominent colors used for shirt dying in the past. I decided to paint this piece very loosely and with damp paper in order to accomplish that tie-dyed shirt look. I had fun trying to mimic that appearance while still allowing petal definition. The original is 16″×12″ in size and is painted entirely with Sennelier paints, papers, and brushes.
I really love the lighting and the colors! I must admit I’m not a fan of tie-dye shirts (I do remember wearing a few when I was little, though, heh), but this is beautiful.
Thanks Sherry! It has been a long time since I wore one too!
Comments
I love the way the warm colors pop against the blue – This is a beautiful painting!
Thank you Lora! I tried to pick some typical tie-dye shirt colors.
– Ken Powers
Wonderful colors!
Thank you Sandrine! Hopefully the tie-dye shirt vibe comes through.
– Ken Powers
Lovely color variation in the Dahlia.
Thank you Jenny! I wanted this one to be bit looser and to glaze the Sennelier rouge over their yellow to help with the gradations.
– Ken Powers
I really love the lighting and the colors! I must admit I’m not a fan of tie-dye shirts (I do remember wearing a few when I was little, though, heh), but this is beautiful.
Thanks Sherry! It has been a long time since I wore one too!
– Ken Powers
Wild & wonderful…..great painting…….reminds me of the clothes we use to wear! :) I love it….great job!
Thanks Marsha! Very kind of you to say!
– Ken Powers
very cool image! I like how you achieved the tie dyed effect!
Thank you Marsha! This was a fun one!
– Ken Powers
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Mary
Thank you Mary! That is very nice of you!
– Ken Powers
Awesome job – the colors fly off the page! Another beauty!
Thank you! This was a lot of fun to paint and forced me to be a bit looser with my style!
– Ken Powers
Your concept worked well Ken, Great job!
Thanks for taking a look Gary!
– Ken Powers
Very nice, this also reminds me of a tropical fish, perhaps another good subject. Your work is excellent.
Thanks Mario! A tropical fish series would be a blast as well.
– Ken Powers