A Charity Project

A friend asked me to do a large painting for a charity auction she's involved with, and I welcomed the chance to do something for them.

So I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to show you the painting as it progresses.  It's gonna end up being a large, open white poppy.

I got smart this time and painted the gallery edges first, so I wouldn't have to be cranky later that they weren't done yet.

Then I gridded it and laid in the flower.  I grid when I want the proportions to be close to right on, then I don't have to do so much proportion correction later!  

 More next week....