Sometimes I make small one off pieces of art that don’t necessarily look like my ‘main’ paintings, the big ones on canvas. This little painting is a case in point. I had the spark of an idea to use my Neocolors to make some simple flowers based on circles. I played with the idea in my sketchbook and this happened:
Then I wanted to try something a bit more focused, so I made another on some Bristol board. I marked out a rough square with pencil so I could mount it afterwards.
started with scribbly circles
mixed and matched
just add water 🙂
I flicked water onto the page and then pressed it off with a cloth to make some interesting marks
like this
at this point it’s ready for more detail
details in black and white pen
I spent some time turning all the loose forms into different kinds of flowers with black and white pen {SO fun and meditative}. And now it’s finished! I’ve mounted it {matted it if you’re in the US} and signed it, and it’s in the shop now.
“sea blooms”
mixed media on paper
Dang woman, that is awesome and impressive! Totally made me smile this morning! 🙂
Haha, thanks Sherry. 🙂 Glad to make you smile.
Wow! That is amazing, great work!
Thank you very much Gabriela, and for stopping by!
Great to see the process, I haven’t heard of neoclours so am off to investigate. I love the pen work addition to transform the circles into flowers, it’s such a lovely piece, full of colour and vibrancy, really lifts the heart on a cold winter’s day.