regression?

Travel back in time

to see where it all began! 

2- daisy

Daisy

2 of 30

Thanks to Leslie Seata's Challenge

I hope to paint every day this month!

pink sun

bigger is more fun

11x15 watercolor flower macro 

from my own reference photo

 

using large brushes is much better when you pull out the large palette :D

 

Sniff...

Red Heart

why not?!

fall flowers

 Poppy

 Sunflower

6x6 

wrapped canvas 

ready to hang

Sunflower

7 x 10 

Gorgeous fall day and I found pansies and a dahlia blooming in the yard -

not ready to give up

yet! 

disappearing pencil lines...

 There were many lines under this first "wash" of color

perhaps a cool grey watercolor pencil was the wrong choice?

 Oh why not give it a go without the guiding lines?

I have an excellent reference photo...

Amazing how daylight  at different times changes the color of the painting

still plugging along- petal by petal

How much fun it is working on a larger scale!

This isn't an ACEO

 Almost ready to call it done but perhaps I'll wait a day 

before I do...

is something missing? 

Let me look again...

Last Lilac

Lilac

the wonderful scent

is "embedded"

in my memory

Day 6 - almost WIP Hydrangea

Hydrangea

Thought about sharing how I got from white paper to this.
Great idea.
Then I realized I forgot to take a few photos at the start.
Here's a glimpse.

I'll try to do better tomorrow.

Just Waiting for SPRING

Hibiscus
I know it isn't far off, the bulbs in my yard have popped up a little bit of green...can flowers be far behind?
As I think of the crocus, hyacinth, narcissus and tulip starts I remember the vivid coral hibiscus that grew in Florida. I may not miss the hot humid weather but the flowers were just gorgeous. This one is on a 5x7 watercolor greeting card, ready to mail.

Tulip

Warm thoughts.
In a month or less, the crocus should be up. Not long after that, narcissus and daffodils followed closely by these wonderful lily tulips. They even last a long time when cut and placed in a vase.
This watercolor painting is 7 x 10 and would be lovely matted and framed to 11 x 14 or even larger.

In Deep

In Deep

Been splashing water and paint everywhere. This rose is 12 x 16. Largest watercolor I've done this year. Maybe the most fun, too. Won't see roses blooming again until late spring, this one will last until then.