'Morning Glory' Watercolor on Canson 140lb cold press paper
Hello and happy Wednesday! I hope you all had a wonderful Easter. My very patient Honey endured shoe shopping, three different stores and about 20 dress changes, including purchasing one dress, then changing my mind and wanting a different dress so I would have the perfect look for Easter brunch. Let's just say by the end of the day he wasn't quite so patient with me. But...I found the absolute perfect dress and he agreed that it looked better than the original one I picked and it's a great summery dress so I can wear it again without feeling overly dressed. And...it reminds me of a watercolor painting! I'm not much of a girly girl so dress shopping with me is pretty much a nightmare.
Some Easter photos:
Me and my Honey at brunch
Me and my bestie Heather and her daughter Brooke
Anyway, this is my Watercolor Wednesday submission. I found the pattern in the April 2013 Paint Works magazine and immediately fell in love with the look and I got to try a new technique, pouring, which I found pretty exciting as the paint just kind of does what it wants. Then you background paint the leaves and stems. It's not perfect but it's not bad for my first try.
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Spring is finally making an appearance here in the windy city. We had temps in the mid 40's today which prompted me to paint something with flowers. I found this pattern in the April 2011 Paint Works magazine. The original was done in acrylics on a small wood cabinet but I wanted to try something other than landscapes with my oil paints. My boyfriend's mom loves to decorate for all of the holidays so I'm giving this to her as an Easter gift when we go to brunch on Sunday.
I'm linking up to the Paint Party Friday blog so 'hop' on over and check out all of the other great artists. Happy Friday!
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