THE HOLLY & THE IVY - PROGRESS OF A PAINTING

Well, we did it for Mistletoes ... here's how The Holly & the Ivy came to be ....

Initial drawing ... note lack of leafs ... felt I had to get the shoes right before draping & taping the greenery.

... and now some holly & ivy ....

Now some red and a bit of ochrey gold for the inner.

Bit of depth and drama.

Better get a hint of leafs in here before I get carried away with yet more red!

Get the pen out! Looking a bit bare so went back into painting a bit more here.

And finally ... sit staring at it on the easel for a few days before deciding 'yep, that's it'


This painting is now framed and on sale (and also been made into cards, tags & prints!) - CLICK HERE