Fearless Friday, Wild Flower Field
Last week we talked about the similarities between cooking and painting
I shared my Recipe for a Painting
and the preparations I do to get started
Today, let’s paint!
I started with the sky, using a light application of white
letting the red come through producing a sunset like glow
Then I blended in pale blue establishing the horizon line
Using a large flat brush, I loaded it with ultramarine blue and mixed greens
I painted hills and large areas where the tree groupings would be
Then I added yellow to the same brush and painted the sunlit area of the meadow
Blending as I brought it forward to the center of the painting
Next I painted the bottom edge of the canvas, where the meadow will be the lightest
I added a touch of turquoise blue for interest
A bit of unexpected color can add interest and draw the eye forward
Then I continued adding blues, greens and yellows
blending the two areas together and filling out the tree shapes
I began adding the grasses with short quick strokes
Gradually lengthening the strokes creates depth
I used fairly dry strokes for the grasses to give them texture
After the grass was dry I started the flowers
Sunflowers centers with raw umber and raw sienna
Sunflower petals painted with a brush loaded with Cad yellow medium and Cad orange
Daisy centers of yellow
White petals make dancing daisies
A red poppy and blue field flowers, smaller as they recede in the distance
Towards the end of a painting I tend to get pretty involved and forget to take pictures
I added more fantasy field flowers and declared it finished
“Sally’s Wild Flower Field” acrylic on a 36 inch x 36 inch gallery wrapped canvas
Happy painting…
Be Fearless!
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
Turn About Tuesday Celebrate Your Story, You’re the Star
All About Home/ Common Ground Follow the Yellow Brick Home
Tasty Tuesday Oh My Heartsie Girl Full Plate Thursday
Thursday Favorite Things Creatively Crafty Home Matters
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Gosh I love seeing your process and the end result is fantastic!
thank you Rita!
Jenna, I love your wildflower field. What a creative talent you are, if only I could paint. Enjoy your rainy day!
Yes, looks like everything is going to get thoroughly drenched!
I was wondering how this project was going! Beautifully — very nice indeed!
thank you Jeanie, happy painting
Bravo, Jenna! Simply put, you are an amazing artist. Lovely, lovely, lovely!!
thank you Rosie 🙂
Beautiful, I enjoy your blog.
thank you for visiting Glenda!
This is so pretty! I love watching you paint. 💕
Thanks Michelle, I am very happy about how it turned out!
Jenna! I love it! Your narration draws me in. Thank you so much!
Thank you for asking me to do it, I enjoyed every stroke!
Jenna, it’s beautiful! I love the watching the process, too!
thanks, some times I totally forget to stop and take pics 🙂
WOWZA!! Your painting turned out AMAZING Jenna!! 🎨👍 I enjoyed seeing your progress photos… I imagine your friend is thrilled!! 🌼
She’s very thrilled Jill, thank you!
This is so beautiful! I love watching the process.
Thank you Dorothy, this painting pretty much painted itself, all the advance prep really paid off. Thanks for your interest!
Thank you for sharing your process. I understand how it takes extra time and effort to document at the same time that you paint.
Thanks Laura Kate!
Fabulous, Jenna!!! 💚🌼🌻
I’ll bet your friend loved it.
It’s so fun seeing your process and watching your painting come to life. 😊❤️
She cried! {happy tears} thanks Patty Anne!
What an adventure, watching each of your steps come to life in this beautiful painting! Wow! It is really pretty!
Thank you Cyndi!
Love seeing your steps and painting come to life Jenna! I know Sally must be thrilled with her wildflowers. ♥
Thanks Mary, she is 🙂
Oh Jenna, I loved seeing how you begin and progress in your painting. I’m sure that Sally is thrilled with her most lovely focal point in her bedroom! The painting is stunning!
Thank you Kitty, I was honored to do it for her!
Thank you for sharing at #ThursdayFavoriteThings. Pinned and shared. Have a lovely week. I hope to see you at next week’s party too!
How beautiful!! Thanks for taking us through the process. I’ve featured it at Thursday Favorite Things today. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much Pam!!