Paint Flowers with Simple Strokes
It is no secret that my favorite subject to paint is flowers
Today I want to show you how to paint
simple rose type flowers effectively
with just a few strokes
Look closely at the round
shaped flowers in the photo above
When you break the blooms down,
they are really just a group of petals in a circle
Anyone can do this!
The secret is using several tones and similar colors
With watercolor, start with the lightest areas first
and when they’re dry, continue adding darker tones
In the close up below, painted with acrylic,
the rose has a red edge, topped with pink,
then smaller curved strokes of orange and white
More srokes were added and below
is the finished painting, Pink Flower Therapy
In the painting below, Lidy’s Flowers,
the strokes making the yellow and orange blooms
are quite evident
A hand painted card is extra special
Just a few strokes and you’re done!
Use this technique to transform a bottle
For these blooms I loaded my brush
with red, pink, and white,
so the colors would randomly blend
The faux bloom in the vase
mimics the blooms on the Bottle Vase
In the blooms below you can see the many strokes
used to build up the flowers
Have some flower fun and try this!
If you do one you like, send me a photo and I’ll share it
on the blog for inspiration!!
Be Fearless!
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Sundays on Silverado/ Happiness is Homemade
Between Naps on the Porch / Turn About Tuesday
Wednesday Linky Party / Karin’s Cottage Linky Party/ Creatively Crafty
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Such a simple technique with beautiful results Jenna! Love your blooming creations, Happy Friday! 🎨💐💗
Thanks Mary, Happy Weekend!
So charming Jenna…lucky you if you don’t have real blooms…you just make your own. Lovely…blessings my friend. 🙏🏻❤️🌸
Thank you Kari ❤️
Oh, so lovely!
The way you break it down, I think that even I could do this 😉 I love your paintings of flowers, they are beautiful!
Happy Weekend, Jenna!
Thanks Pam, try it with the girls!
Okay==going to combine 2 entries:
First–fall is coming?!! Oh, no. I really love fall, but every year it seems to sneak up on me faster and faster. But you did cheer me up with the beautiful roses. You are our inspiration with your talent. BTW, roses and sunflowers are 2 of my favorite flowers. I will hold out till “the last rose of summer.” (Don’t know if you ever include youtube clips due to laws, etc. but I am including a rendition of “The Last Rose of Summer” for you at least, edit this out before posting if you need to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBhsI6eA6a4
And the sunflowers, well, they welcome in my favorite season–Fall! That means leaves that crunch, and haunting gusts of wind that end up being the precursors to winter–but I am an optimist–in both fall and winter we can find solace in S’MORES! : ) Thanks for the lovely flowers! Georgia Gal
I will hold on to summer and fall as long as I can! I hate being cold but maybe S’mores will help! Thanks for the link GG
I love your finished “Pink Flower Therapy”–so beautiful!
Thank you Linda 😊
You do it so effortlessly. They are all so beautiful. All of your painted blooms make me smile. Happy Weekend! 💐
Thanks so much Nancy!
As always, Jenna, your instructions are clear and motivating, too! (I will also say it takes a lot of “comma practice” to come anywhere close to you!) Every image you shared is glorious and happy!
Thanks Jeanie, happy painting!
You’re inspiring me to unlock my inner artist – simply lovely!
I hope you do!
They are all beautiful Jenna – you are so talented! I love the ones where there is extra paint on the petals (I’m sure there is a proper name for the technique) and it adds a wonderful texture. Or at least that is what is looks like to me. ! Lidy’s Flowers are gorgeous. Happy Monday Jenna!
Thanks so much Kim! Where you see texture is an acrylic painting. Acrylics are my favorite medium because of the wonderful textures you can create, plus you can paint over anything you don’t like and change it 😂
Here I am again…I found you again, signed up again…hopefully I will get your email notifications, when my comp updated everything from wordpress went into hold on emails???? Hugs, LOVE your brush work. I’m thinking of double loading some watercolors and seeing what happens…grins, Sandi
Thanks Jenna for your tutorial on how you paint such beautiful roses!! 2 comas… I think I will remember this technique. 🌹
Thanks Jill, I hope you try it!