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Calling this one finished  It has been a journey from 22x30" down to 19 x 25".  

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The painting size has been reduced to 19x24" from the original 22x30". In the end, the background trees upper left looked out of place. I will put in more flower and leaf detail and move on.

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I have ordered my 2020 fine art calendars and will be shipping them out from the end of June. It is a mixture of landscapes and florals. They will also be available at the craft fairs.

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I am eliminating some leaves or changing their shapes as I move toward the bottom. Bright morning light will be coming from the right side. I will paint to the edges of the paper and then decide whether or not to crop the painting smaller.

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I put the first layer of yellow on the flowers so that I know where they are.  Then I started on the leaves.  Not all leaves will be as detailed.

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I kept the painting light and airy and people seem to like this look. The painting will eventually be heading to Texas once it is photographed for prints.

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I have been painting the hibiscuses for a week now after returning from a month in Bali. There are more photos on Instagram at paintingsbymarcia and on Facebook at Plumeria Paintings by Marcia.

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I painted for 3 hours while waiting to see if I could get online tickets for the Burning Man festival for my son. 23,000 tickets sold without me but I made good progress with the painting!

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I decided not to use masking fluid for the stamens and will paint around any areas that need to be saved using a very small brush.

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These pink hibiscuses were all in a row which caught my attention. The emphasis will be on the blossoms with some of the leaves eliminated or fading into the background.  I love the challenge of painting ruffles!

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I am adding a pathway out of the heliconia garden for the viewer. It was getting to be a tangled mess.

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I am painting bottom to top now and adding color to the heliconia as needed. The masking fluid was removed so I will be careful not to paint over areas that should be white.

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This one will be a tangle of heliconias.  I am using masking fluid to save the highlights versus painting around them. 

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I took this photo at the Allerton Gardens on Kauai about 6 years ago. Should be a fun challenge.

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This will be a fun one to paint with all of the ruffles! 

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I am calling this heliconia watercolor "finished." It is 12x18" in size and I will have smaller prints on my website and in my paintingsbymarcia.etsy.com store eventually. Thanks for following along. The original will be at the fair tomorrow in Princeville.

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Started to put in background foliage which always looks like a tangled mess in real life.

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