I finally finished the parrot tulip painting I started some time ago and several interim albeit unfinished paintings later. I went back and forth as to whether to continue with the warm centers and cool exteriors of the tulips or revert back to my old ways (see earlier progression photos below). Well honestly I'm not sure what I have here--a bit of both, but I'm very happy with how the tulips came out despite not having obviously warm centers. But cools and warms are all relative, which is definitely true here. The violet streaks of what is really white, while not a warm violet, was the trick to make this look right. I have to say I usually love painting delpht pottery, but this was a bear and I painted over the pot several times. I got great advise from my mentor and artist Kurt Schwartz to make the highlights very pale yellow. That was the ticket. A fresh (and experienced) eye is always a treat.
