Gerbera Daisies

This month at the Decorative Painters Society after meeting we painted Gerbera Daisies. The Gerbera Daisies are a fun project, and one I'm sure I'll do again in the future.
For this project I decided to use a 8"x10" stretch canvas, and prepped it using Deco Art Americana Paint in Midnight Blue.
Next I traced on my pattern and based the petals in Deco Art Americana Light Buttermilk.

 Next I filled in the petals using Cadmium Orange, and shaded with Napa Red and Deep Burgundy.

The center of the flower was done with Antique Gold, Cadmium Orange, Cadmium Yellow, and shaded with Raw Sienna, Burnt Umber, and Burnt Sienna. 

Going back to the petals, highlighted in Spiced Pumpkin, then finally finished up the stems with Avocado, Evergreen, and highlighted with Anita's Acrylic Craft Paint in Olive Green. (Yes, all the paints were Deco Art Americana except one!)

This project was just so cute! A number of painters in our group used Greenish Black or Black background prep and the petals turned out a beautiful reddish color, but there are lots of little changes you could make with this type of project. Next time I'm considering making my daisies in shades of pink! Perhaps on a Memory or Jewelry Box??? The possibilities are endless. 

Happy Painting!