Watercolor Flowers Anyone Can Paint!
Recently we talked about Painting Flowers with Simple Strokes
Today we are going to paint simple flowers
into a beautiful bouquet
It’s been a while since I’ve done any watercolors,
and I just dove right in and painted a few simple stems
I had so much fun,
I decided to do another one for Fearless Friday
using the photo below for inspiration
Start with the flowers,
painting them with several loose strokes,
varying the tones
You really can’t make a mistake,
the flowers are very abstract
You are just placing them in position before you add details
Once the 4 flowers were in place
I began adding darker tones of yellow
Then leaves and stems…
put them anywhere!
Abstract Watercolor Bouquet
The freedom of painting like this was such a joy
and I loved the way it turned out…
BUT
my black fine liner pen was itching to join the fun,
so I decided to try it on the first bouquet to see if I liked it
Which one do you like better?
It’s amazing how much the liner changes the look and feel of the paintings!
I liked the first bouquet without the liner
And I liked the 2nd bouquet better with the liner
Try painting abstract flowers and most importantly,
have fun!
Be Fearless!
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So beautiful!
Thank you, very fun
These are lovely, Jenna. And you’re right — so freeing and fun to do!
Thanks Jeanie!
Jenna, as always, I love everything you paint. Happy Weekend!
Thank you Pam, yes, Happy Weekend!
I’m soaking in the tranquility of these artfully painted blooms!
Thank you Mary 🙂
I love them both, Jenna, but today my preference is the dreamy watercolor on the left. Happy Friday!
Thanks Rita, and I agree, I think they are much prettier without the outline~
I love flowers–real and in artwork. I prefer the one on the left as it is so soft.
Me too, I think they are both prettier without the outline, thank Linda~
You make it look so easy!!
Thanks Patti, you are talented with paint, give it a try!
You have so much talent Jenna…I love both also. Hugs 🙏🏻❤️🥰
Thank you so much!
Love them both Jenna! Have you ever tried accenting a watercolor with just a few lines from your fine liner pen, sort of like how a shadow would fall? It might be an interesting accent. Happy Sunday ♥
Thanks Mary~
How fun, I’m going to try these tomorrow for my paint day! Love all the colors and drawing on top of watercolors is my Thing…just can’t promise the same result…grins, Sandi
Thank you Sandi, have fun!
These are lovely! I definitely want to give this technique a try!
Thanks Joanne, have fun!!
Jenna, I love all your paintings and especially the watercolors with or without liners. But I think that I like the second one better without the liner – it’s just so flowy and pretty as it is. But both are beautiful and I’m so glad that you had fun painting them! Fearless, indeed!
I agree, I like the flowers without the liner, they look so fresh and free~thanks Kim!
I’d like to try this, Jenna. They’re both so pretty but since you asked, I love the unlined ones. They’re just so free!
Thank you Kitty, and I agree, the unlined ones are loose and free!