Hello everyone! I am back with another recent floral subject. Lily of the valley. This is a flower that blooms in a giant carpet in my backyard and is beautiful to behold. So short, it is elegant with its soft white bell-shaped blooms and striated leaves. For those of you who don’t know, they are also a flower associated with Mary. So, this is appropriate … Continue reading Lily of the Valley 2 Step-By-Step – October 1, 2016 Progress
I cannot just leave behind my lovely new discovery of Pyrrhol Red by M. Graham. Thus, I find myself searching for subjects into which I can incorporate the lovely hue through blending or through its purest essence. Long story short – I found some more poppies, they spoke to me, I painted them. That’s it. Well, there was a little bit more to it, actually. … Continue reading Orange Poppies -September 27, 2016 Progress
This is an original painting that I decided to try. The subject matter was inspired by a some daydreams I had that involved my months living in Poland a few years ago, and my grandparents that are still there. I remember looking into the fields as we were driving along a narrow, winding road on which people barreled past on their stick shifts (scary driving … Continue reading Crane Couple Tutorial
I decided to follow along with a video done by Larry Hamilton of a scene he referred to as Goose Island, which he took in Glacier National Park. This all started because I was having some painters block and ruined a nice 9×12 piece of Arches paper because I got too cocky after having some success with my Forget Me Not painting some time earlier. … Continue reading Goose Island Tutorial
Yesterday I popped onto twitter to see what was happening and saw many tweets about it being Bee Day. I thought it would be a good idea to commemorate them with a painting. I am no good with painting freehand or drawing without a model, so I went to Pixabay, my favorite source for royalty-free images, and found a picture of a bee. I think I … Continue reading Bee Day – Forget Me Not Tutorial
Today I completed an online watercolor tutorial of some watercolor tulips. You can find the actual tutorial here. It was something relatively simple that I over-complicated, as usual. I am not too happy about how it turned out, as the proportions of the blooms to the bodies and leaves of the tulips are all wrong, as well as the color balance. However, do have a … Continue reading Watercolor Tulip Tutorial
