Artist's Description
Australian Beauties by Lucinda Leveille falls into the new floral series with the focus on Australian natives. This painting is watercolour on a gallery style canvas and ready to hang.
Australian natives have recently had a resurgence in popularity and I must admit for the artist the interesting shapes and colours are quite exciting to work with. I again have utilised the wonderful reds and greens found in our bush.
The process for these watercolour on canvas pieces is something I have developed myself, beginning with the preparation of the canvas to receive the watercolour; sometimes heavy texture is added to the painting; the many layers of watercolour require each layer to be 'fixed' before another is added, certainly worth the effort to achieve a wonderful depth of colour. On occasion, I will also finish the piece with oil glazes to add an extra layer of subtle colour.
Keywords: impression, original art, watercolour, still life, flowers, green, Australian flowers, flora, ready to hang, Lucinda Leveille