Rose of Sharon

These Rose of Sharon grow in our backyard. I took the Nikon and snapped photos of them one afternoon. I wanted to do a painting with a lot of shadow and contrast.

This is the second painting done using Arleta Pech's glazing technique. It was a bit of a challenge because the depth of the flowers is emphasized by its natural magenta star, but I didn't want to depend on this color to make the flowers look 3-dimensional. I worked at making the flowers 3-D without the star and when I was satisfied with the depth of the petals, I painted in the stars.