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"Camassia"
- mounted 50cm square
The use of crackled batik wax over-painted with a graded wash of paint produced
the textured background effect in this painting of Camassia, a spring flowering bulb,
native to the American Prairies.
©2002 Leonard Thompson
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"Eucalyptus"
- mounted 50cm square
Only primary colours; yellow, red and
blue, were used to paint this silk painting of the Australian Mallee (Eucalyptus sessilis).
©2002 Leonard Thompson
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"Water Lily"
- mounted 50cm square
The goldfish was stencilled onto the silk
and over-painted to give the impression of water in this painting of a water lily.
©2002 Leonard Thompson
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"Fireweed"
- mounted 50cm square
Cotton wool was used to produce the
gossamer effect of the plumed seeds in this silk painting of Rosebay Willowherb one of
the first plants to colonize fire sites, hence its other name Fireweed.
©2000 Leonard Thompson
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"Hellebore"
- mounted 50cm square
I used a very thin layer of cotton wool to produce the texture on the tips of the
petals in this silk painting of a hellebore.
©2001 Leonard Thompson
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"Coneflowers"
- mounted 50cm square
The use of crackled batik wax over-painted with a darker shade of the same colour
produced the textured background effect in this painting of coneflowers.
©2001 Leonard Thompson
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"Feathered Tulips"
- mounted 50cm square
I used wet torn paper as the resist when I painted the feathering on the white tulips in
this painting. The dark tulips are named "Queen of Night" and the white tulips are
named "Shirley".
©2001 Leonard Thompson
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"Delphinium Blues"
- mounted 50cm square
The use of cotton string produced
the soft veins on the petals of this silk painting of delphiniums.
©2000 Leonard Thompson
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"Pelargoniums"
- mounted 50cm square
The use of crackled
batik wax on the petals over-painted with a graded wash of colour gave the
subtle textured effect to this silk painting of pelargoniums.
©2000 Leonard Thompson
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"De Caen Anemones"
- mounted 50cm square
The use of cotton wool over-painted with a graded wash of colour produced the fine textured
lines on the petals in this silk painting of brightly coloured "De Caen" Anemones.
©2000 Leonard Thompson
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"Sweet and Sour"
- mounted 50cm square
The vibrant colours that can be obtained with silk paints are vividly shown in this
silk painting of half a red onion and exotic fruits.
©2001 Leonard Thompson
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