I worked more on the shadows on the white part of the Iris and started to develop the stem and bud. I still have a long ways to go on this one. Thanks for stopping in. I hope everyone has a creative day!
I am also working on this iris, I meant to take more pictures of this , but I got carried away and forgot to stop, I still have a lot to do. I will try to pull myself away and take some more pictures as I go along. :)
My next step will be to get his eyes in before going any further.
Starting to layout the darkest areas.
It has been a while since I posted this little guy, I have been working on him along with the others, plus a new Iris. I have posted all of my steps of what I have done so far. I still have a ways to go before he will be finished. Thanks for stopping in have a great night!
I am calling this done for now, I had a hard time getting a good picture (It is night time here) I will take a better picture in the daylight tomorrow. I have been very busy getting my website finished, I will be launching it tomorrow. As soon as it is up i will post the link, I would love to get some feedback :)
This is where I am at right now with the bumble bee, I am getting close to being finished. I still have to refine the bee and wings and I might darken the shadow slightly. I hope everyone has a great night, thank you for taking the time to stop in :)
I finally finished the lily today, glad to have it completed. I darkened some more of the background and lightened a few spots and finished developing the darks. Hope you like it, have a wonderful night! :)
I toned down the green and darkened the background some more. I have been working on this and some other ones, hoping to finish a couple of these tomorrow morning.
I worked some more on the lily today, also working along on the others. I will post some of the others as soon as I am done this one. Thanks for taking the time to stop by, have a great weekend!
As I posted earlier I am working on four new paintings, this is an update for the lily. I worked a little more on the others also, but I am trying to keep this in some type of order so I will post those later.
This is the watercolor that I started and when I was working on my pastel I got a little carried away and decided to finish this one in pastel, I was just having too much fun lol. I find the experience is completely different when you have that pure pigment in you hand. I might go back and do it again as a watercolor also, we will see.
Finished this a few minutes ago, I got so carried away with the pastels I started to finish my red peony with them, I find the colors so vibrant and clean. I will post an update on the Red Peony later. We are getting a big snowfall tonight so I will have lots of time to work on my paintings. Hope everyone has a great night!
I worked some more on defining the petals, still a lot to do. I always forget how much I like pastels until I use them again. I hope everyone had a great night yesterday!
I am an Artist from the East Coast of Canada. I started this blog to log my journey as an Artist and share my vision with others. I paint primarily in watercolor, I also use soft pastel, acrylic and mixed media. I am a realist painter who loves using strong rich colors to portray what inspires me.
I was published for the first time in the 2010 Apr/May issue of International Artist as a finalist in their flower and garden competition. My entry was show stopper, you can read about it in my March 16th post on my blog.