New Flower (March 1, 2018) – Pink Mums
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Category Archives: Flowers
New Flower (February 28, 2017) – Red Tulips
…..the markets are full of fresh spring flowers
New Flower (February 27, 2018) – Pink Tulips
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365 Days of Art – Flowers
…..days 42 and 43
Yesterday I left the house at 8:00 in the morning and didn’t get home till almost 8:00 in the evening. I spent the day cross country skiing but almost five hours of my day was spent on a bus getting to and from the ski centre. On the way home I pulled out my phone and my sketchbook and looked up some photos I had taken of flowers that I thought might make good subjects for sketching.
It was pretty dark in the bus so it was a good opportunity to work on my blind or semi-blind contour drawing skills.
Today I took those drawings and redrew them in a larger sketchbook, adding more detail and shading. With the rose I added colour with watercolours.
365 Days of Art – Chinese Brush Painting
…..days 38 and 39
I started these late last night and then finished in the wee hours of this morning. So I guess that still counts as a painting a day.
I’ve always liked the simplicity of Chinese Brush Painting but there’s nothing simple about it. I can see why Chinese artists take years to master their craft. I took this book out of the library as a reference. It’s beautifully illustrated but I’ve discovered that I’m not very good at following directions from a book. I’m in too much of a hurry to take the time to read all the directions. I’m much better with a video demonstration but I did enjoy this process so I think I will go back and read some of the chapters.
365 Days of Art – Day 24
…..spent most of the day on the road and in Collingwood
My husband had a meeting with clients in Collingwood today so I decided to accompany him on the trip. While he was with his clients I spent time walking up and down the Main Street of Collingwood, taking photographs and checking out some of the stores. After awhile I stepped into a lovely little coffee shop and treated myself to a flat white. I had to ask what it was and it sounded interesting so I ordered it. Delicious!
I brought my sketch book with me and some markers. It was the perfect place to practise my one-liners. Carla Sonheim wanted us to make several one-liners of birds, cats, potted plants or flowers, shoes and houses. For those of you unfamiliar with one-liners, you literally draw an object without taking the pen off the paper until you’ve finished the drawing. It should be loose and free flowing. They’re fun to do but sometimes a bit frustrating. My favourite are the flowers and houses. Here are a few pages that I worked on in the cafe.
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – Letter W – Needs to Start With W and Have Two Vowels
….thanks to Cee for another interesting Fun Foto Challenge
Winter
Weird and Wonderful World of Guillermos del Toro
White
Wheels
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Letter V – Needs to Have at Least 6 Letters
….thanks Cee but isn’t the letter V hard enough without having to make it at least 6 letters long?
verticillated: forming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem)
Verticillated bark around the old tree.
variegated
1.Definition: having a variety of colors
Voiceless and Villainous Victorian Characters from Guillermos del Toro’ exhibition at the AGO.
WPC – Growth
…..this weeks WordPress photo challenge is growth
Mama Cormier 