Antique Silver Bouquet fruit sizes and color palettes

sizes and color palettes

aquas and teals

Pops of the colorful ombré underpainting show through beneath the orchid and soft aqua layers on top

complete with beveled glass doors and those cool old door pulls with the little knobs you had to turn to open

Antique Silver Bouquet fruit sizes and color palettesThis painting evolved quite a bit from the first underpainting layers to the finished piece, but one thing that stayed throughout the entire process, was the antique silver compote vase! I love it so much, and had so much fun painting it to look like metal! It's an interesting challenge, and I love that this one ended up with an antique feel, hence the painting's name! The florals are done in creamy tones and corals, with some mustards thrown into the