Happy Halloween, Day of the Dead, and All Saints Day!
If you celebrate Halloween are you expecting Trick or Treaters?
Have you carved pumpkins and hung spooky spider webs?
Does your house look haunted and creepy?
I was feeling especially Witchy the other day…
When I feel Witchy, I paint flowers!
Let’s start with a pencil sketch
I indicated some shapes with dashed lines
This is a great way to establish the shapes or positions
and it’s easy to re-adjust them
I began by laying in a deep green background
to establish the light shapes of the hydrangeas and pitcher
Next I added the darkest flowers, the purple thistles
I began to add the rest of the flowers around these first 2 steps
I added the large roses with broad loose strokes
and even though the pink bled into the peachy rose,
I let it dry to repair or work around later
Green leaves were added,
and I added suggestions of yellow blooms
and began added shadows to define the white hydrangeas
The white pitcher got light gray washes where it is in the shadows
and a sharp edge with Payne’s Gray
More details are added to the hydrangeas
Pitcher of Flowers, 7″ x 10″ watercolor on mixed media paper
There is nothing better than beautiful flowers to brighten and uplift!
So, let’s go trick or treating!!
Be Fearless!
I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Meal Plan Monday Love Your Creativity Over the Moon
Between Naps on the Porch, Celebrate Your Story,
All About Home/ Common Ground Follow the Yellow Brick Home
Tasty Tuesday Oh My Heartsie Girl Turn About Tuesday
Full Plate Thursday Centerpiece Wednesday Creative Crafts
Thursday Favorite Things Creatively Crafty Creative Cumpulsions