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[liralen]

Purple Peony
Originally uploaded by Liralen Li.

My very first try at color... a purple peony attempt that is very poor. I really didn't work the blue in enough, and the stem and leaves are a complete mess, and I didn't pay much attention to the leaves. I also did the cardinal sin of re-painting some of the petals.

It's a first try. I'll get better. There's two other ink paintings now up on flickr, as a few folks asked to see things in comments. Click on the picture and it should take you to the other picture of pictures. *laughter*

I'm just starting!! So I'm not very good, yet, but I have to learn and people seemed interested in my poor beginning paintings, so I thought I'd go ahead and put up photos of 'em.

Comments

[marith.livejournal.com]

Oh, I really like those! The lobster thing is probably the best technically, but I really like the peony - it may not be an accurate representation, but as an abstract floral form it's really cool (especially from a little distance, as it appears in the smaller version of the picture). I could see that looking really nice painted on a shirt or skirt or bag.

[liralen.livejournal.com]

*beam* I'm glad you like the peony! I need to work on the feeling for the stem and leaves a bit more, even abstracts have to invoke the right feel... *grin*

The lobster thing is actually not that good, technically, either. *grin* But it was fun, too.

*hugs* for the encouragement! I really appreciate it.

[dunfalach.livejournal.com]

I like the peony, too, actually. I'm sure you'll get better quickly as you get some practice in. :)

Also, after viewing the flickr stream, I really need to know more about the upside down tomato plant. Is that a specific type of tomato, or simply one that's been placed to grow that way?

[liralen.livejournal.com]

Yay! more practice!

The hanging tomato is any kind of tomato, just put it in the tomato hanger, and it'll work. I planted two plants of "Sugar Sweetie" in mine. I got mine at Gardener's. link to the Topsy Turvey planters (http://www.gardeners.com/Topsy-Turvy-Vegetable-Planter/default/StandardCatalog.PotsPlanters_HangingPlanters.36-450.cpd). They're running a special if you get two, and I may get two more. The cherry tomatoes did great in 'em.

[dunfalach.livejournal.com]

I wonder if it would stop the deer from raiding them. We tried tomato plants ne year in a little plot by the porch, but they were all eaten by deer.