a painting i have done

[darkcrystal]

thank you everyone, it was my first water colour and my first big flower i will try diffrent ways of mounting and coulors next time, taking a while to get back in it as its been 7 years. now i am working on my daughters headmasters portrait. difficult

[HeyWayne]

Like it! I agree - a different frame would make all the difference.

I studied art for two years back in the day (it was the only thing I was ever good at in school), and the amount of good work that would have been great if mounted better was untrue. We had whole lessons on how/what/why/where to display stuff.

Lucky mum-in-law.

[Flummery]

I think water colour is a very difficult medium to master. If I were your Ma-in-law I'd be thrilled to bits wth a present like that. Well done!

[Alice]

I like your picture Darkcrystal. I'm quite sure your mother in law will be thrilled with it.

I agree with MrsC about the mounting and the frame. Something much lighter and more contemporary would look better - in fact it would be twice the picture mounted up differently. Thank you for sharing it with us.

[tulip]

I think your painting is beautiful. For me too, the heavyness of the frame overpowers the delicate beauty of the painting though. agree with comments above - double mounted or a simple clip frame would look great.

[Incy]

What a lovely picture. Your mother in law is very lucky!
I do agree that a lighter frame would suit better but maybe you chose the frame because it's a style she likes?
Anyway well done, wish I could paint like that.

[Polly Fouracre]

I would love to see it but don't know how!!

[Geo]

Here you go Polly..

Hope you don't mind me adding your lovely painting to the thread Darkcrystal...



Geo..

[Hilary B]

I have to say, having seen it on the thread, that I do agree a plain colour frame would be better than that one. Black 'border' inside a narrow, starkly plain silver-or-gold frame would be my choice, but we all have different taste in these things. Definitely 'plain' though. The variation in frame colour doesn't go with the flower reaching all the way to the edge of the picture.

[Polly Fouracre]

Here you go Polly..

Hope you don't mind me adding your lovely painting to the thread Darkcrystal...



Geo..

Thank you Geo. Darkcrystal if someone painted me that picture I would be so proud and happy!

[darkcrystal]

thank you for doing that i did not know how to put it as a thread......im now in the process of looking at diffrent frames and boreders. its great that people are truthful, this is what i wanted. thank you all you have been great......i will be showing you my other stuff when i have done them...thats if you dont mind. x

[MrsC]

thank you for doing that i did not know how to put it as a thread......im now in the process of looking at diffrent frames and boreders. its great that people are truthful, this is what i wanted. thank you all you have been great......i will be showing you my other stuff when i have done them...thats if you dont mind. x

I don't mind, sure other grapes don't (sorry to speak for you all) good bunch of ppl on here! More piccies please

[allotmentlady]

Lovely darkcrystal, I hope your MIL loves it...how long did it take u to do it?

[darkcrystal]

well to start with i had to do a practice painting that took me a month and then this one took me nearly 2 months, bearing in mind i only had thursday and tuesdays to do it...... so a long time.