02.24.12

Art Journal – Bouquets of Watercolor Flowers

Posted in Art Journal, Main at 12:16 pm by carrie

Getting in the Mother’s Day mood and painting lots of bouquets of flowers. These were painted using watercolors and a little acrylic whitewash on top. I’m loving this technique and how it’s so light, delicate and sort of misty-dreamy. I tend to be heavy handed with traditional acrylic so this is a good exercise in self control, color speaking.

Most of these are wedding arrangements or bouquets. I love all the colorful, fancy bridal bouquet pictures on Pinterest. The textures, colors, unusual greenery, berries, vintage brooches, feathers and ribbons are so much fun and so creative… although I like a simple arrangement of just hydrangeas or lilies of the valley, too!

One of these might be re-painted to become Mother’s Day card… but which one? Any opinions? :)

#1 – Blue & yellow flowers in milk glass

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#1 – Close up

#2 – Yellow ranunculus & sweet peas

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#2 – Close up

#3 – Pink flowers in blue vase

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#3 Close up

#4 – Orange & pink ranunculus with one succulent bouquet

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#4 Close up

#5 – Pink, white & blue bouquet

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#5 Close Up

I think I like #5 the best :)

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