Sharing my passion of watercolor painting, sketching, and photography
A quiet post today inspired by a lovely trip to Longwood Gardens last Spring.
Happy Thursday, friends! 💚
9 x 12 inch – Roses at Longwood Gardens
I hope you are inspired to create art and do more of what you love.
Until next time, share a smile and shine on!
🌸 Patty Anne 🌸
A quiet post today sharing some Pink Poppies and a big smile. 😀
Happy Thursday, friends! 🌸
A loose watercolor painting with happy colors.
I hope your are inspired to create art and do more of what you love.
Until next time, share a smile and shine on!
🌸 Patty Anne 🌸
Today I have a watercolor inspired by the flowering Dogwood tree in my yard.
Happy Thursday, friends! 💚
7 x 10 inch watercolor under painting
I started with a painting of pretty petals and leaves. No details needed at this point, that will come later with the ink sketching. The loose watercolor provides a nice base for the ink sketch.
I love that peachy pink, as I’ve said before I have a serious #colorcrush on that combination. 😉
A little sketching with a Sepia micron pen provides the needed floral detail.
I like that the fine tip Sepia doesn’t overpower this piece. I also used a white gel pen for just a few highlights here and there.
I hope you are inspired to create art and do more of what you love.
Until next time, share a smile and stay excellent!
🌸 Patty Anne 🌸
I have some happy flowers to share with you today.
Happy Sunday, friends! 💚
Basking in the Sun – 9 x 12 inch Arches hot press watercolor paper
A loose watercolor, just letting go and having fun…
I hope you are inspired to create art and do more of what you love. 🌼
Thank you for stopping by and following me on this creative journey. Until next time, share a smile and shine on!
🌸 Patty Anne 🌸
I have Spring crocuses to share with you today. I love these cheerful flowers and hope they brighten your day. 😀
Happy Thursday, friends! 💜
I was inspired by the mini crocuses blooming in my yard. These tiny yellow and purple flowers brought me much joy when they arrived this Spring.
Using my large round #14 brush, I painted in a very loose wet on wet watercolor style.
iPhone photo inspiration – pretty little crocuses
Although this is not a great photo, I love the bright colors and wanted you to see my painting inspiration.
I hope you are inspired to create art and do more of what you love. Thank you for following along and sharing this journey with me.
Until next time, share a smile and shine on!
🌸 Patty Anne 🌸
A little look into my sketchbook today to see a few recent florals that I’ve been working on.
Happy Sunday, friends! 💚
A little practice trying to compose a pleasing floral design.
Some elements are simple while others are more detailed.
In this sketch, I tried to add more variation in the size and shape of the flowers and leaves.
Tucking elements behind one another was like putting together a puzzle. Including a few peekaboo flowers here and there was really good practice. 🌸
I started this sketch building from the center with flowers and working my way out. Then I filled in the white space with vines and leaves to balance things out. I always like having a few vines at the top waving hello.
I really like this one, it makes me happy. 💚
I hope you are inspired to create art and do more of what you love. Thank you for stopping by and following me on this creative journey.
Until next time, share a smile and shine on!
🌸 Patty Anne 🌸
It all started with a sketch. I enjoy sitting down with my sketchbook and playing with floral designs.
Happy Sunday friends! 😊
I decided to work on a painting inspired by my floral sketch.
My first watercolor wash, a light layer of petals and leaves.
I continued on with a few more layers of color making sure each was dry before starting the next. The key is that each layer of color added gets a little darker.
Transparent petals and leaves completed.
The flowers are much larger than in the sketch but I like that. 🌸
I had so much fun with the first painting that later in the week I gave it another try.
This painting has a few more flowers and transparent leaves. I like how the overlapping leaves create movement and interest. Pink and green together is a favorite of mine so I stayed with that combination. This second painting has a playfulness that makes me happy.
It was fun using my sketch as a guide and letting each painting take me where it wanted to go. I hope you enjoyed seeing my work and that my flowers brighten your day.
Until next time, share a smile and have a wonderful week.
Happy Painting! 💚
Patty Anne
