I hope you enjoyed my quick flower sketches from yesterday!
Today, I sketched an arrangement of “Peonies and Orchids” in charcoal:
I then painted it with my fingers and acrylic paint:
I thought it needed a little something more, so I added a few color pencils for definition:
It has an oriental feel to me. What do you think?! I’d love to hear from you!
Happy Painting! 🙂
I agree totally – that’s entirely the vibe I got from the first sketch onwards. 🙂
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Thanks Rebecca! I’m looking forward to trying other painting techniques with my charcoal flower sketches! 😊
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Great freedom in these. Colors are beautiful. (K.)
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Thanks Keefe! Wouldn’t this be fun to try in collage? 😊🎨
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Anything is good to try in collage…
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Lovely!!!
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Thank you Jodi! 😊💜🎨
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The colored pencils really added a lot! Love the end result, Jill! Lots of freedom here. 🙂
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I agree! I think it especially helped define the orchids. Love all the colors! Have a happy Sunday my friend! 🌺🎨
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You too Jill!
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Nice progression of steps Jill. Painting with your finger is a very good effect. Thanks for sharing your beautiful work. Have a great day.
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Thanks Sharon! I’m soaking up the last bit of sunshine we are having at the lake today. It has been a beautiful fall weekend. Enjoy your day as well! 🌿🍁😊
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The steps are interesting and so is painting with your fingers. Great results!
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Thanks Carmel! So kind of you to say! 😊🎨💜
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It does feel a bit Asian, possibly because of the cherry-blossom look of the orchids? 🙂 I think it looks great with or without the colored pencil definition.
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Thanks Teresa! I think the shape feels oriental with the branches. Now I want to try this in pastels! 😊 I only have pan pastels. What do you like to use? 🎨
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I have sticks – Schminke, Sennelier, and Rembrandts, mostly. 🙂
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I’m catching up!! Hehe…just saw day and one and two back to back! Love it! ❤️😃 And agree about the feel…and love that too!
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Thanks Charlie! I am so behind too – glad to hear you liked these! Lovely weather at the lake – no puddles to jump into this weekend, thank goodness! 🙂
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Hehe…thanks good! Wait…that’s not entirely good…I’m still waiting for my photo of Jill jumping in puddles! Lol
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Lovely! 💕
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