Two Flower Studies

   Flowers from Jennifer 12x12 watercolor ink oil pastel

The Ink added depth and entertainment. The teal blue perked it up a bit. It was fun to do!

 

 

Demo of Gradation   ≈7 ½ x 14     watercolor

 A fresh demo emphasizing gradation in the colors in the background... warm to cool and darker to lighter.  The intention is to encourage the viewer’s eye to move around the painting.

Shirley’s Posies two

Shirley’s Posies two               watercolor     11x14

This is the same idea as the previous post. A light hearted, not very exact rendering of some kind of floral. In both of these, I wanted to leave white space to create a more casual look and also the show off the warm color. Dots repeated here and there for entertainment and strips in contrast to curly shapes of flowers.

April Lily

April Lily 22x30 watercolor and various markers

April Lily came about after studying Shirley Trevena again. I find her to be very creative, and she sends a lot of energy my way. This painting is hardly dry as I write this note. Following her example I have used many mark-makers: graphic pencil, colored pence, sharpened stick and a hint of oil pastel. Not a perfect painting, but I like it. I think this is the beginning of a new series ………. Try: www.shirleytrevena.com

Tulip Dance

Tulip Dance  22x30   watercolor