This week has been a watercolour week with a bit of
digital art thrown in.
Our autumn has been crazy, maybe because of the drought
which broke last week, bushes are flowering that should not flower until
spring! There are camellias, magnolias,
daphne and even blossom on the fruit trees.
Of course I had to pick the daphne as it has an amazing scent. In this picture I used gouache as I wanted to
use white to give that translucent waxy feel the flowers have.
This painting is a watercolour abstract;
I did after a painting I did earlier in the week. I tend to mix up too much paint as it can be
difficult to get the same tone if you have to mix up some more during the
painting. As a result I have lots of
abstract watercolours, which often turn into pages for my journal.
In my digital work I have been carrying on with my
theme of behind the lace series and it is evolving quite well. I am quite pleased with the one below, this
beauty I found on the web and I used brushes from http://www.annikavonholdt.com/brushes/ as
well as a photo of an old window with overgrown scrub outside. I think it gives as feeling of times long
gone. For my ladies I have decided to
use a mix of images from free copy right sites and my family and I am going to
experiment with drawings or paintings of the ladies concerned.
I won’t be posting for the next few weeks, as I am
having surgery on my shoulder next week, but I will visit! Time to catch up on my reading
hopefully! Perhaps, I will do some drawing
with my left hand!
Have a happy Paint Party Friday
Your flower watercolour is simply beautiful - I love the effect you created with the light and shade. Your ladies and lace digital piece is great - these will look wonderful together when you have completed them all.
ReplyDeleteoh, and I meant to say, good luck with the surgery on your shoulder - I hope it fixes it so you can get back to painting the bigger pictures that you liked to do.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful artwork as always!! You will be missed, will say a little prayer for your quick healing!!
ReplyDeleteHappy ppf!
Hugs Giggles
Beautiful artwork, and I love the watercolour abstract. I use all my blot & smear pages in my journal or as backgrounds, too! Valerie
ReplyDeleteHope the surgery goes well, Sharon. You could enter your left-hand art for Art Journal Journey this month - their theme is 'Challenge Yourself' :)
ReplyDeleteYour art work is such a treat for the eyes Sharon, I've loved visiting you here. Those flowers are so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteBest wishes for your operation, I hope all goes well for you! xx
ReplyDeleteYour work as always is beautiful Sharon. Wishing you well for the operation, will be thinking of you. Happy PPF, Annette x
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Good luck with your surgery Sharon. Sending good wishes your way.
ReplyDeleteI love, love, love your flower painting. The colors are so beautiful. I just want to take the flower off of the page and bring it into my living room. You used many of my favorite colors this week.
Lovely pieces this week! Good luck with your surgery!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work. I love the depth and colour in your flower painting, the shapes in your abstract and the layers in your digital art. I love them all!
ReplyDeleteYour flowers are beautiful, but that watercolour abstract is really amazing. Love it! Hope all goes well with the surgery, and that you'll recover real soon!
ReplyDeleteWonderful paintings and the photo-art especially! Good luck with the surgery! And let's see some left hand drawings, they tend to be very expressive!
ReplyDeleteHappy PPF
Ilona :-)
Love all your artwork, especially the watercolor flowers. You capture the light so well and your petals always feel light and delicate. Good luck with the surgery, best wishes for speedy healing! :)
ReplyDeleteYou paint flowers so beautifully, very light and transparent.
ReplyDeletereally lovely art projects-your watercolour of the daphne is fantastic!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful watercolor, the colors are gorgeous. HPPF!
ReplyDeleteLovely work. I hope your surgery goes well and you are back to normal soon. HPPF
ReplyDeletelove your paintings this week! I will pray for you during your surgery and recovery. Happy PPF!
ReplyDeleteThat Daphne painting is stunning... and I can almost smell it... love their perfume... I love seeing your watercolours... so lush...xx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, beautiful watercolor! Hope your surgery goes well.
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love your watercolor floral! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThe watercolor is exquisite! Love how you create these! The abstract has wonderful colors and textures and the digital piece is dreamy, feminine and luminous. <3
ReplyDeleteYour first picture is amazing I love it, looks in three dimensions, and the digital image is lovely, has an air of fantasy and past. Saludos
ReplyDeleteoooh gorjuss, just gorjuss. Happy PPF and have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful flowers in that first painting! Happy PPF a day late! LOL
ReplyDeleteyour watercolor effects are really creative. The journal spread is just wonderful-- love how you blend the elements together. Wishing you speedy recovery after the surgery sharon! Take care!
ReplyDeleteYour water color paintings are amazing. I really like both of them
ReplyDeleteNicole/Beadwright
WOW! You nailed it. Great work, I especially love those colors! Thanks for sharing your work. Happy Paint Party Friday!
ReplyDeleteDear Sharon, beautiful watercolours. They are gorgeous!!!!! Good luck with your surgery. Love and blessings to you.
ReplyDeleteThat painting is just wonderful - and such economy - creating beautiful backgrounds for journal pages with your leftover paint. I do not do well with digital creations - which makes me appreciate your lovely piece even more. HPPF
ReplyDeletefall in love with your watercolors :D
ReplyDeleteLooove your watercolor flowers and such an amazing lightening in it! Take care...my healing thoughts are with you...I know how it is to not have the right arm in full strength ♥ Conny
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Hi Sharon!
ReplyDeleteI was on the lookout for your post, when I remembered that you were having your surgery! Is it done already? Hope it went well!!!
Send you some kind thoughts from the springtime in Germany :-)
Ilona
Hey Sharon just stopped in to tell you I miss you this week! I remembered you had surgery and wanted to wish you well. Hope you are healing and can at least click on this to read that you are loved!! Praying for your quick recovery!
ReplyDeleteBig hugs Giggles