Sunday, May 20, 2012

Rudbeckia

I haven't posted in over a week. But I have been working everyday averaging abut 3 hours a day. Today I finally worked completely across the upper half laying in the basic palette. The other major change was to remove the 2 white shasta daisies. My resident critic said they should go. When asked his opinion about them he said, "The question is why?". The weakest section is the center top. Tomorrow I will start on the lower, grass portion. Then it will be time to refine shapes, values, etc.

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Rudbeckia

The plant can reach a height of 1 m. It has alternate, mostly basal leaves 10-18 cm long, covered by coarse hair. It flowers from June to August, with inflorescences measuring 5-8 cm in diameter (up to 15 cm in some cultivars), with yellow ray florets circling a brown, domed center of disc florets. Wikipedia

Friday, May 11, 2012

Rudbeckia

The name rudbeckia was given by Carolus Linnaeus in honor of his teacher at Uppsala University, Professor Olof Rudbeck the Younger (1660-1740), and his father, Professor Olof Rudbeck the Elder (1630-1702), both of whom were botanists.

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Rudbeckia

This is a detailed view of the left side. I've discovered how gray green really is.

Rudbeckia

The work is extremely slow moving. 4 hours of work can only cover a few flowers, yellow being the most stubborn of colors.