{"id":2161,"date":"2011-07-20T05:02:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-20T10:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lathamstudios.com\/rebeccasblog\/blog\/?p=2161"},"modified":"2011-07-20T05:02:00","modified_gmt":"2011-07-20T10:02:00","slug":"blue-irises-9x12-in-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lathamstudios.com\/rebecca\/2011\/07\/blue-irises-9x12-in-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Irises 9\u00d712 in Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2564 image\" style=\"margin-top: 13px; margin-bottom: 13px;\" title=\"Blue Iris in progress\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lathamstudios.com\/rebeccasblog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/blueiris.jpg?resize=375%2C500\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/>This is a new painting of blue irises in the beginning stage. \u00a0Because of the delicacy of the hues and subtle areas of the petals, this was not started with sepia as I normally do. \u00a0Instead, the under painting is worked in with ultramarine and a mixed soft green.<\/p>\n<p>I saw these flowers blooming during a visit to the gardens in the <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Minnesota\" rel=\"wikipedia nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Minnesota\" target=\"_blank\">Minnesota<\/a> Arboretum. \u00a0They had such a beautiful display there, in an enormous variety of plants. \u00a0Seeing them all together seemed dream like. \u00a0I was drawn to painting this set of blossoms in part due to the evening light&#8217;s glow of so many varied blues in the petals and reflected light throughout.<\/p>\n<p>Irises in progress, 9&#8243;x12&#8243;, watercolor on board, \u00a9Rebecca Latham<\/p>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" style=\"border: none; float: right;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.zemanta.com\/pixy.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a new painting of blue irises in the beginning stage. \u00a0Because of the delicacy of the hues and subtle areas of the petals, this was not started with sepia as I normally do. \u00a0Instead, the under painting is worked in with ultramarine and a mixed soft green. 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