Fearless Friday, Roses for Mother’s Day!

the Painted Apron

7 years ago

Roses for Mother’s Day!

This is a special Fearless Friday~

An artist blogger buddy, Jodi joined me in a watercolor demonstration to show you how 2 artists can paint the same subject and have 2 different intrepretations, 2 similar, yet very different paintings

I sent her this photo and she painted the stunning impressionistic watercolor below

I really love her fast and loose style! My bouquet is below right

Her roses seem to be singing and smiling!! Just like Jodi’s warm, bubbly personality~

Although I consider my style impressionistic too, it’s not as loose and a little shy….sort of like me 😉

Jodi began her process with a little Warm Up, pictured above, which I love just as much as her finished bouquet

This is how my Mother’s Day Roses got started

Because the subject was fairly complicated, with multiple blooms, leaves and colors,

I did a line sketch to help me edit the photo visually, see the shapes, add and subtract for a pleasing compostion and get a feel for the blooms

Next I colored it with pencils to memorize the color variations, so I could paint faster and more freely, without sweating the details

Then I started my usual process by building the shapes with color and layers

Another way to help with a complicated subject is to use filters or photo effects, like the photo below, created with the Waterlogue for iPhone/iPad app