This is the drawing / painting I worked on the last two weeks. (I don't know what to call it because I did it with watercolor pencils and I did wash a lot of the colors.) What I wanted to accomplish with this experiment was to really push the color to convey emotional intensity. I also want to capture a sense of movement. I don't like that static nature of technical botanical illustration; this is intentionally as far from that as I could get.
As an interesting contrast, I thought it would be fun to look back at the flower drawing I did in my class a year ago:
Quite a change, eh?
P.S. The drawing wouldn't fit on our scanner so I had to photograph it. That caused a little distortion, but I adjusted it a bit an decided it was close enough.
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Haven't been by for a while...life seems so very 'full' these days. But I mean to get out and visit more. You have really progressed in your art...I am thinking this is a good thing for you...all this painting and drawing.
Quite a change!! I would say and in just one year. I really love the intensity of the color - it so matches the smell of the flower. You are a real whiz with those colored pencils!
Isn't it lovely to see progress??
I love the direction your work is taking! All that luscious color...
The colors are stunning (I love the blueness of the green leaves), but what I like best -- and I am no artist, believe me -- is your wonderful awareness of light and shadow.
really beautiful! both of them in their own way.
I love the intensity of the first. The second is nice, but not as intense, lush, tropical.
I agree with Odd Chick -- the color intensity on the later piece is stunning!
Your work is definitely 'blossoming!' LOL
I really do like these. The more recent one, love the intense colors and the detail; but on the year-old one, I really love that simplicity.
XO
I like them both, actually! The styles are a lot different, but each is good in its own way. I think you need to do this, though, don't you? You need to experiment, and find out what you like by doing it, and then you'll probably find you settle on a style of your own and maybe stick to it.
I'm glad you're still working through it! You're doing great!
Wow, what a amazing improvement. Okay, let me bethe first! I'll buy one, and heck in 10 years will sell it for MILLIONS! haha...pleeeze...? I wanna have a chatlien original!
Wow, Ruth! You could totally sell both of those pictures. Leave it to me to look at the business end, but they are so incredibly professional. You must feel so good when you finish a painting. It must be so satisfying.
Do you find that you feel more whole now that you are using/cultivating your painting/sketching talents?
I honestly love them both, they are both gorgeous in very differnt ways. So...when are you having your first show?
Wow! Luscious color is right!
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