Between traveling and preparing for Labor Day weekend
I haven’t painted for almost 2 weeks!
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One of my favorite ways to warm up is to do line drawings, looking at a book or a magazine, choosing one item from a page and creating sort of a collage
The one below is from a Mary Englebreit book
This more serious botanical drawing, is from a botanical coloring book
Copying other drawings is a great way to practice and learn
I chose a bloom or two from several pages and created my own “page”
Botanical Coloring Book available here
Today I want to share this fast and fun watercolor method
A little color, a little line, a little imagination…
I painted this from a photo from Unsplash
Unsplash provides free useable images, a great source for painting inspirations!
Start with color
My goal with this painting was to simply suggest the various elements
This painting is going to provide just enough information for the viewer to imagine the entire scene
The suggestion of a window and brick wall
Ink to suggest the flower shapes
Sometimes less can be more
Additional line work to define the window and bricks
“Window Box,” 8″ x 10″ watercolor and ink on mixed media paper
This is another painting I did using the same method
“Simple Flowers” 9″ x 12″ watercolor and ink on mixed media paper
Have fun and Be Fearless!
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I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Meal Plan Monday Love Your Creativity What’s for Dinner?
Between Naps on the Porch, Make it Pretty Monday Celebrate and Decorate,
All About Home Common Ground & Follow the Yellow Brick Home
Tasty Tuesday Oh My Heartsie Girl Full Plate Thursday