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Day 22

This is a piece I did last year that keeps calling me. A sunflower bouquet. I was happy with both of the paintings in that post, but the next day I went back and reworked one of them. You can see the after here.

I want to paint this bouquet larger. Baby steps. from 2 x 4 to 4 x 6. I thought it would make a pretty postcard for the exchange. I am really happy with this one as well. It did turn out “starched” when you compare it with the original. This vase is straight up and down. (How did that happen? I can’t draw straight lines.) The original vase is a bit wonky. I like the loose sketchy feel of that one.

But this makes me happy. And I want to send happy postcards.

Hope it brightens your day too! Happy weekend everyone!

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Blossoms in Blue Complete

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4 x 6 postcard, watercolor, Nupastel, oil pastel, crayon.

I placed this on a shelf to look at it from a distance. I decided to up the volume, adding more white, a brighter yellow, and a brighter pink. I added a bit of dark blue pastel which is reading almost turquoise on the scan. I also added a few more blue splatters to replace what was under the pastel work. I still think the front stem needs work, but I am calling this done.

Deadline is looming, I need to finish one or two more, and make a decision.

Enjoy your evening~

Blossoms in Blue

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Postcard #1 is complete. I think. I will look at it with fresh eyes tomorrow. I did some subtractive painting, adding spots of yellow, and a light wash of white acrylic. Next I scraped away some of the white wash to show the yellow, and create some grassy texture.

Added some yellow, and a light wash of white. Scraped and scratched the wash.

The stems were already there. They were part of the first blue layers. I added the flower center, some petal detail on the smaller blooms, and scribbled in some grass. Two blue splatters look like distant flowers, and one of them even has a stem. Pure luck that.

Adding details.

OK, I know this is a bit blurry. I couldn’t get a decent shot, and I was anxious to see how it would scan. I need to seal it, so I experimented and used Saran wrap to cover the scanner bed. (You can see the wrinkles.)

I used oil pastel to add more yellow, and bits of pink and purple. I added nupastel to add more white, and some sky blue, I softened some with a Q-tip, and left some marks rough. I tried to bring back some of the white crayon marks that were in the under painting.

Maybe I will add more yellow. Or more white. White splatters?

I am not thrilled with where the two stems are meeting. I tried to bring one stem forward by making it brighter. Didn’t quite work. I need to darken the background a bit I think.

What do you think? I would value any opinions on how I can improve this. It may not be the one I send in to the Gallery, but I do really like it. On to create another…