Floral Display

Well, the 'colour wheel' might not whet the appetite for many – but it’s interesting how the right combination of primary, secondary and tertiary colours can enhance a painting. It's no fluke that complementary colours (colours on the 'opposite' end of the colour wheel) create maximum contrast and dynamism into art work.

To take it a step further, nature does inspire a lot of complementary colour combinations! Like a red – green mix which is most common when you catch a red flower against green leaves, besides being one of the most favoured festive combinations! Or a yellow – violet blend, you could catch from the violet sky with a yellow hue from the setting sun. The typical bright gold fish in a bowl, shows the best vibrancy of a blue -orange combo.

I tried to work on the same colour balance to see how each complementary colour brightens its counterpart! It creates an interesting eye-catching floral display, doesn't it? :-)

Picture Portrait

This happens to be my adorable 2 year old nephew-in-law. Also my first attempt at a portrait; something I have been contemplating for a while now, but didn't really trust myself to be able to do.

Luckily for me, the proud parents recognized their son from the picture :-). Better still, the little master identified himself from his frame, and did a little jig when he saw his picture being put up on the wall… and to be very honest, I couldn’t have got a better compliment on my work!

A friend of mine advised me to insert a clip of the 'real' picture (the one I used to create this portrait)! The advice does do me good ;-) . Now I can comfortably brag that a picture portrait ain't all that tough, eh! ;-)