Partially abstract water lilies 7

I thought I take these kind of paintings to the bigger format, in a more complex setting. I am very pleased with it, the simplicity and the colors.

Water Lilies 2011:5

One thing leads to another.
Usually when I paint I tend to go in an opposite direction either on the next painting or after a few in a certain style. When I paint I usually work with my instinct and often triggers the question what the painting would have been like if I went the other way. That mean that I often go from simple and strict, to more complexed and expressive. With this painting I went with more colors and more movement, with the contour lines keeping things together.

Magnolia 3 (the canvas version)

Here is the one I did on canvas. The basic is the same as I painted on paper, with some adjustments.There is more details and I changed one of the background flowers to a bud. I think it works even better.
Think this is going to happen more, that I try new things on paper and some things will end up on canvas too.

"2nd version

After I painted the water lilies with gray clouds reflected in the water, I wondered how it would look with a more restrained color scheme on the green leaves.