So many pretties in the garden in spite of the very chilly weather (it actually snowed in the northern part of the state this morning)!
Gathered a few pansies and made hammered prints. I love the rich color. Would you like to give it a try? Place pansy face down on watercolor paper, cover with waxed paper. Gently hammer to smash the pigment into the paper. remove waxed paper and any pulp residue. Let dry. Fabulous !!
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A lovely gift from Judi that expresses this perfectly. We are making great progress planting the pond. It's a delight to watch greenery emerge from the water. Soon I'll post pictures of wonderful blooms.
Sketchbook Skool semester 1 has ended. What a great experience! Sketching with Tommy Kane was quite a process, encouraging hours focused on a single scene and adding all the details...much to learn but getting there.
A few weeks back I posted about botanical dissections
as a basis for detailed vintage looking watercolors.
This lovely tulip from my garden willingly gave it's life for study.
Well not that it had a choice in the matter....
Resulting in this completed composition!
Loving this adventure!!
Interesting, I notice while uploading these photos that I have taken 250
pictures with my phone since I dissected the poor tulip.
My goodness!
A testament to how handy all this technology is in our daily lives...
I will leave you with this stand out beauty from the garden..
Working on a few botanical journal
mixed media pieces on a very rainy Friday morning.
Textured background created by tossing kosher salt
into a watercolor wash..really cool effect!
This thistle piece is in my No More Excuses journal.
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Have a safe holiday weekend!
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