Let's get back to floral Fridays!

I really miss painting florals...let's get back to floral Fridays! Definitely rusty but it was a fun 30 minute play. :)

Enjoy your weekend friends!:)

 

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Mixed Media Monday - let's get back to mixed media florals

 

Last month I was pretty consistent with my eye drawing practice....yay! *high fives all around*

This month I want to get back to mixed media florals...coz I haven't quite mastered florals and now I'm a little rusty from the lack of practice. *LOL*

Happy week ahead friends!

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Workspace Wednesday - mixed media florals

 

Happy Wednesday friends! Just sharing some mixed media florals today. Had an "oopsie" and tried to cover up with coloured pencils. Did it work? *LOL*

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Friday's Florals - getting back to floral painting

 

It's been almost a month since I last did a floral painting. A break after #the100dayproject was totally necessary for me to reflect and recharge. So many boo boos in this one but that's the way I roll and learn. :)

Have a great weekend my friends! 

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Mixed media floral paintings #1 & #100

 

Sometimes there's no better way than to show a beginning and end photo to show progress of your skill level. Like these two mixed media florals paintings that were done for this year's #the100dayproject. The one on the left is 1/100. The one on the right is 100/100.

Similar composition - 7 blooms in a glass jar....but such different painting styles right? What do you think?

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Workspace Wednesday -another week of floral paintings to share

 

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Well my friends, can't believe we are into the official last week of #the100dayproject...it ends on Monday 23 May....and I am almost at the finishing line! (Yay! Go me! High fives all around!)

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Do I paint every day? Nope. I just paint a few base paintings every other day...and then work in the details during the little pockets of time I have during the day.

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It's been fun experimenting....:)

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Not everything turns out pretty....

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But I've been having a blast using my Holbein coloured pencils again. You may recall that I fell hard for the pencils a couple years ago when I bought a set from Japan. But since it was expensive to buy the replacement pencils outside Japan, I stopped using the pencils (so silly, right?). Now that my local art store sells them individually for a reasonable price ($3), I'm back to using them again....and falling back in love again. *romantic music plays in the background*

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I try to change up the styles so that my IG feed doesn't look so boring...

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But I kind of know which style I gravitate towards....

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Do you know which style it is? *winks*

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Let me know what you think of these floral paintings...:)

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Workspace Wednesday - more mixed media florals

 

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Well friends, not many days left to the end of #the100dayproject and I'm still trying to explore my style options. Most of the mixed media paintings start with watercolours because it is the fastest way to add colour to a blank page with the least amount of cleanup.

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Currently into reds....

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And pinks....

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Challenging myself to be bold with my brush strokes...

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And just have fun! :)

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Friday's florals - this week's floral paintings

 

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Happy Friday friends! Just a quick update on my mixed media floral paintings for #the100dayproject. Not my best work but I'm enjoying the creative process! *winks*

Enjoy your weekend!:)

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A few more mixed media florals for the week

 

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The problem with having caught up with my paintings for #the100dayproject is that while I've been painting every day, every piece seems to need a little "more" so I'm actually behind in posting because of "perfectionism". *LOL*

But I've really been exploring my options...do you think I'm an ink and wash kind of girl? 

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Or should I go to loose and abstract route?

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Perhaps I should explore the watercolour and coloured pencil combo? I really like the scribbly textured look the pencils give.

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Got to say I LOVE using my white gel pen to add details that got lost in the paint.

Which style do you think is more "me"?

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Getting more experimental with my #the100dayproject floral paintings

 

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Now that I'm caught up with my floral paintings for #the100dayproject, I find myself getting more experimental...and having way more fun (as opposed to when I was falling behind and feeling stressed up over it).

Like this piece. I worked with gouache and lots of water in the background...then decided to add in some watercolored blooms the next day.

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And when I get tired of adding layers, I just go in with my black pen to outline the elements for a casual look. :)

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Sometimes I attempt something that I failed previously (as in it was UGLY...hehehe)...and it still turned out ugly. Like this one. I may have to come to terms with the fact that freestyling wild flowers is NOT my thing....I probably need to sketch the elements out first. *LOL*

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Just changing up the substrate can yield different results. This one was done on 100% cotton paper. The inks and the watercolours flowed differently. Had to make the switch because I ran out of the previous watercolour paper.

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Decided to use coloured pencils first...before finishing up with watercolours. Really cool...love the dreamy feel.

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Had to try the same supplies again. This time I even coloured in the background before adding the layer of watercolours...which gave me a really bold look.:)

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Played with acrylic inks, coloured pencils and watercolours for this one.

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The gal actually sketched this one out in pencil (who is she?...hahaha) before loosely painting with gouache and watercolours.

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Another play with watercolours. gouache and coloured pencils. :)

What do you think?

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Fsst and furious painting to get caught up...floral projects update

 

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Great news friends! Your gal here did some fast and furious painting over the weekend....and *drumroll* is all caught up on her creative projects for #the100dayproject! *high fives all around*

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Admittedly some are a little amateurish but the gal did try to use a wide variety of art supplies to vary the outcomes and give some love to her neglected art supplies...*winks*

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This one was pure stress relief with all the splattering. Erm...going for the impressionist abstract look. Did it work? *LOL*

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Another fast piece with a watercolored base and then adding some details with coloured pencils. :)

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I always struggle with roses but I try anyway.

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Really wanted to try the ink and wash technique again (aka lazy person's way to complete a painting).

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Trying to impressionist style with water-soluble mediums and acrylic paints.

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A play with purples and greens.

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Abstract hanging blooms. Not sure if it worked. If in doubt, add some paint splatters to make it look artsy...hehehe..

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An attempt at a monochromatic painting. This was fun!

What do you think? 

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