Holidays, Happy Easter!
Happy Easter, Happy Spring, Happy Everything!
Tulips are one of the universal signs of spring so I thought I’d show you an easy way to paint them~
You can have flowers blooming all the time
on a bowl
on a window sill
on a stemmed glass
Easy Peasy
Start with a fat brush and two or three colors. Experiment to find the combo you like~ I used pink, red and yellow. Dip your brush in each color
Top left: begin petal at base and make a curved stroke, finishing in a point. Reload brush with more paint and make a second stroke in the same manner. For the third stroke, begin at the base and then curve in the opposite direction finishing again in a point, top right
Bottom left: add one more stroke if you like, but I generally keep my tulips to 3 strokes, bottom right
For the blooms below I added white~see how each one has a color variation?
Add stems; Load brush with yellow and green [ I like pine green or sap green for plants]
Start with tip of brush at the base of the tulip bloom and stroke downward in a slight curve, letting the stroke widen at the bottom
Reload brush and now start at the bottom, using a wide stroke, curving slightly and turning as it goes up, and finish with a point, see above center
Reload brush and add another leaf on the opposite side of the stem
These tulips were done with red and pink, pink and white, yellow and white, white and cream, red and yellow
Experiment with color combinations~ the key is loading the brush [dipping in paint] in several colors and letting the colors mix on the surface as you paint. Fast is best. Quick strokes, don’t over work it
When you paint on a slick surface like glass or ceramic, you can quickly rinse the paint off if you don’t like it or use a paint remover like Goof Off, to remove it after it dries.
Have a joy filled day!
Bloom where you’re planted and plant blooms where you are!
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I love your beautiful multi-colored bouquet! Happy Easter Jenna, have fun with the kids:@)
Oh I love those tulips blooming on your long elegant stems Jenna! Beautiful, wishing a flower-filled Easter! ♥
Thank you for the special wishes as well as your “tulip tutorial”. What a wonderful way to start an Easter Sunday. Ah…the power of beautiful blooms. Sending Happy Easter to you as well, Jenna.
Rosie @ The Magic Hutch
So pretty. Thank you and Happy Easter!
Love your paintings … wish I could do that. Good tutorial, so maybe I will try. Your flower arrangements are beautiful. Have a wonderful day.
Hugs,
Audrey Z. @ Timeless Treasrues
Love them all especially the trifle bowl. Happy Easter!
Happy Easter Jenna! Hugs, Holly
Looks like Spring. I wish I could paint.
Ooohh! I love tulips! The glasses that you painted are so pretty!
Thanks Jamie! >
Beuatiful, Jenna. You make it look so easy for this art challenged old lady!
thanks Marigene, just like anything else, all it takes is a little practice~ >
Oh my gosh! I love all the painting on glass! I am going to try this, thanks so much for the inspiration and for sharing on Something to Talk About! Pinning!
Karen
Thanks Karen, love your party! >
Oh my this is beautiful and you are so talented…I love, love it!
Thanks for sharing.
FABBY
Thank you Fabby! >
I love tulips! Thank you for sharing how to paint them!