The Iris Princess
by Mary Beglau Wykes
Title
The Iris Princess
Artist
Mary Beglau Wykes
Medium
Painting - Watercolor On Arches Cold Pressed Paper
Description
Thinking of fairies one day, I got the idea of melding a child with an iris from my garden - to create an iris princess. I let this idea brew in my mind for a year before I figured out how I wanted to proceed. Oddly enough, it all came together when it hit me that just because a petal, or a beard, was in a particular place on a real iris didn't mean it had to be in the same place on my princess. A tiny photo of one of my granddaughters was the basis for this character.
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October 8th, 2012
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Comments (23)
Vagabond Folk Art - Virginia Vivier
What is amazing to me, is that you painted this from a tiny black & white photo! The colors are so delicate and perfect for this little Fairy! You are so talented!
Mary Beglau Wykes replied:
Thank you so much, Virginia. I haven't been on this site for SUCH a long time! I wish the comments were dated so I had an idea as to whether or not they were recent! Mary
E Faithe Lester
Your talent is exceptional! Beautiful; love the colors, the details, and the magic of how you put life in her eyes. Using my buttons to share.
Belinda Greb
One of my favorites of yours - just love the various colors on her hair, and the masterful and whimsical execution of this painting!
Weston Westmoreland
So cute. Wonderful painting. It is so difficult to paint human faces, get the expression and skin tones right... and you have such a wonderful collection.
Mary Beglau Wykes replied:
I think it is always experience which determines what is most difficult for us. Because I have focused on portraits, I am fairly comfortable working on them - then there are other topics, such as the ocean, and buildings, which seem very difficult to me. Veo que está en España, Weston. Me gustaría mucho viajar a España un día.
Mary Wykes
Thank you Beverly . . . thought about the concept for about a year before I attempted it. The turning point was when I realized that I could take elements of the iris, and do whatever I wanted to with them. Now I'm hoping to do a Redbud princess soon, using my other granddaughter as my model. She LOVED redbuds when she was little . . . and used to make up songs about purple trees.
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