River of Tulips Painting Revisited

DweezelJazz — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:10:37 +0000

‘River of Tulips’ started as a 16 x 10″ (41 x 25 cm) egg tempera painting. I spent many hours of labor over the details of the tulips. But I remained unhappy with the result. So I took a photograph of the painting and, last week, painted over it digitally until I arrived at a painting that now conveys the idea I originally had in mind.

Digital Painting of 'River of Tulips' by Nat Wildish

I could easily paint on the original egg tempera painting with egg tempera paint until I arrived at the result you see here. Maybe one day I will!

Here’s the original egg tempera painting of ‘River of Tulips’:

Original Egg Tempera Painting of 'River of Tulips' by Nat Wildish

I can see merits in both versions of the painting. Which one do you like best, and why? I’d love to hear your thoughts. Thanks.

‘River of Tulips’ Egg Tempera Painting

DweezelJazz — Wed, 07 May 2008 07:00:00 +0000

Here’s the latest painting: ‘River of Tulips’, 16 x 10″ egg tempera.The flowerbeds in Spring in Geneva, Switzerland are amazing. This painting shows a cascade of tulips one Spring at the Parc des Eaux-Vives. There were many more tulips than these, and in many brilliant colors.There are all sorts of arrangements and flowers. Stay tuned for a display of some of these in a future post on DweezelJazz blog.

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River of Tulips Painting Revisited

‘River of Tulips’ Egg Tempera Painting