Pansy blossoms - botanical study
January 7th, 2010
Pansy Study
5 x 7 oil on canvas on panel
In the winter, not a lot of flowers are blooming in Southern California. Cool season bloomers include snapdragons, iceland poppies and pansies, which are predominately purple, violet and shades of yellow, cream and white. I enjoyed painting this loose collection of forms as a study to get familiar with the shapes using palette knife and brush.
I think this little picture would look nice in a small plein air frame, something like this:
Very pretty, Karen…
Which parts did you do with the knife???
Marian, the primary blossom with the sharp edged petal was the main one - also the one to the left rear of it. I used the knife to apply paint in other areas also, then softened some of them with brush.
Pansies are one of my favorite flowers - they are so cheerful and resilient. I really love this little painting of them.