I did very little artwork during the holidays
and just like anything else,
when you stop or reduce time spent,
you get rusty…
I decided to do a quick and loose watercolor
to get back in the groove
This was painted from a photo by my friend Pam from Everyday Living
She and her fellow Monday Morning Bloomers,
Their gorgeous floral arrangements
have inspired many of my paintings
No sketch today, I just wanted to jump right in
I kept the flowers abstract
Simple shapes indicating the blooms and leaves
A couple of light strokes to indicate the vase
I used black ink to define the petals and leaves
and blue ink to draw the pattern on the vase
At this point I wasn’t thrilled,
some artists call this the ugly stage
so I put it aside to see with fresh eyes the next day
I darkened the vase pattern with a deep blue fine tip marker,
and used light washes and splatter for the background
It’s not a masterpiece but it was a fun experiment
and a nice way to warm up
“Hydrangea Vase” 7″ x 10″ watercolor and ink on 140 lb. cold press paper
Here are some more paintings from previous Fearless Fridays
that were painted from floral arrangements
by the Monday Morning Bloom gals
Just click on the painting names to go to the tutorial
Pam’s Hydrangea’s below and on the far right is Mary’s Garden Gloves
Lidy’s Flowers above and on the far right above Shirley’s Flowers
All of these paintings are available on various items
in my Society 6 Shop here
Happy Painting!
Be Fearless!
I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Sundays on Silverado Love Your Creativity
What’s for Dinner Between Naps on the Porch
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