The Process- SanSan’s Bowl of Tuberose

Posted: August 30th, 2010 | Author: San San | Filed under: inspiring, portfolio, workflow | Tags: , , , , , , , | 10 Comments »

Bowl of Tuberose (the flower is known in mandarin as 晚香玉). 24″ x 24″, acrylic.

It’s based on a photo, but I did not expect flowers and bouquets to be so tricky! :P I visited some art galleries in Ho Chi Min city recently for the first time, and I was so amazed by some of the work of vietnamese artists. I tried to remember as much as I could and had to experiment when I got back. I think the trick is…LAYERING!

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10 Comments on “The Process- SanSan’s Bowl of Tuberose”

  1. 1 mindflyer said at 12:30 am on August 30th, 2010:

    Its always a joy to be in the company of great artist/ illustrator’s friends- esp when you see how much they put into perfecting their craft!
    San San is one such friend, always willing to share what she has learned!

    :)
    Note to self – Must! Must! Make time to paint !

  2. 2 Mitchell said at 12:42 am on August 30th, 2010:

    Nice work on petals and that gold rim around that bowl is very attractive. Beautiful.

  3. 3 San San said at 1:02 am on August 30th, 2010:

    Thank you, Mike and Mitchell! *blush*

  4. 4 Chuang Shyue Chou said at 10:01 am on August 30th, 2010:

    Splendid brushwork!

  5. 5 zeropointfive said at 12:16 pm on August 30th, 2010:

    Spectacular! Your style has evolved and yet retained the signature San San look (subtle strong outlines!)

    Man, if you could apply more conceptually to your pieces, you would really give Ashley Wood a run for his money! (his style is different, but he merges fine art skills with his pop culture ideas)

    *kowtow kowtow*

  6. 6 sujata said at 4:52 pm on August 30th, 2010:

    beautiful! so oft we see only the illustration and portraits..this is a delight…

  7. 7 Momo said at 10:03 am on August 31st, 2010:

    Enjoyed seeing the process, and much to learn. A beautiful piece!

  8. 8 andy yang soo kit said at 3:36 pm on August 31st, 2010:

    The layering you are referring to is the awesome Flemish oil painting technique of glazing. Thin layers of oil or acrylic (for modern day paintings) allowed to dry before another layer is applied.

    Eh! By the way. Did you get my question on FB?

  9. 9 andy yang soo kit said at 3:39 pm on August 31st, 2010:

    You are a natural artistlah. You can consider to be a mid career artist like how I am trying to be. :)

  10. 10 San San said at 12:50 am on September 1st, 2010:

    thank you everyone for the encouragement! :)

    Andy – got your FB msg, thank u! and thanks for the Flemish nugget…I will work hard! :)