A Tiger Lily from a friend's garden.

[lunatica]

5. It truly works great

I like the way you sidle right up to the flower. It reminds me somewhat of the way Georgia O’Keefe seemed to get right into the essence of everything she painted. It like she wanted to paint it’s soul.

The Tiger Lilly dominates the painting with your use of painting the lines so they flow off the canvas and then come back into the canvas. It directs the viewers eyes and keeps them circling back.
Your rendering of the flower in such brilliant and intense color is another way you trap the eyes since the colors invite the viewer to wallow in them, just for their own sake almost.

You did a great job. The painting is strong, demanding of attention and very satisfying to look at. I like this Tiger Lilly the best of all. It’s complete in itself.