Belle Fleurs

"Belle Fleurs" watercolor by Carrie Waller

This is a  commissioned piece that I've recently painted.  I have painted this painting before.  I had 2 clients interested in the same painting, so what do you do in that situation.  I have encountered this problem a couple of times.  I decided I would never paint the same painting in the same size.  So this piece is quite a bit larger than the first rendition.  And it's quite a bit different.  When you paint at a larger size you can get more of the little details in.  I also worked out an interesting technique for blending the background.  Once I laid down the pigment I was able to use several dry brushes to softly blend the colors together.  It worked really well and I'm thrilled to have another technique in my repertoire.

Last week I had a guest blogger Kim Minichiello, she did a post on trademarks, you can read that here. It is invaluable information and something every artist should know.  This Wednesday I will have the follow up article about copyrights, so stay tuned and check back on Wednesday.  I'm so glad to have these questions answered.

Carrie