Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Tulip Bowl


A different style from what I normally paint!
The wide rim of the bowl has 4 layers of lustre on it; two coats of bronze and two coats of blue. The end result shows pinks, blues, greens and bronze colours - very eye catching! You never can be 100% sure how lustres turn out - fortunately for me this was a success.
The background of the bowl behind the tulips is mother of pearl, which gives a swirl of interesting shades of pearl and pinks. And the two bands of black around the edge of the bowl and the edge of the rim set the whole design.