Just thought I'd share a couple of very quick watercolour sketches I produced while out walking the pooch. I haven't really posted any decent artwork in a while, and these I hope fit the remit of another EDM - No. 116 - something green.
The first is of a tree stump that I have a fondness for - it's all mossy and attracts lots of birds. I just sketched it with the paints, and am quite pleased with the results...
On a slightly different note I actually listed my first necklace in my Etsy shop, using a print of the himalayan poppy I painted last year. I'm quite pleased with the finished piece - I hope someone will like it enough to purchase!!
Thought I would ask you all too - what are your favourite flora and fauna? Wild or domesticated - I'd love to know... it might help get my creative juices flowing Wild Things wise - don't worry though, if you do inspire a painting / product I won't insist you make a purchase!!! :o)
Have a lovely rest of the weekend folks, I'm off to finish a seahorse painting!!
These are lovely. I especially like the one of the Hawthorne bushes. I wouldn't know where to start with watercolour but I ought to give it a go - especially as I have a bit of time on my hands at the moment.
ReplyDeleteMy fav is the Golden Showers or Cassia fistula. These delicate flowers bloom in big bunches and brighten up the tree in no time at all. Check out the pics here: http://www.google.com/images?q=Cassia+fistula
ReplyDeleteOoops, I must claim ignorance on the subtle differences of flora and fauna - it's just all greenery to me. I hope others have ideas for you.
ReplyDeleteGood luck on the Etsy store! Let us know how it comes along. I haven't been that brave yet to sell anything.
Very lovely wood stump you've painted here. I think you've done well with it.
Lovely woodstump!
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone for the lovely comments!
ReplyDeleteimpoftheyard - get the watercolours cracked open!!! Your life drawings are lovely by the way, I should have a go at that again, it's been years since I did any.
Pooja - I will definitely check out your link, thanks!
Krista - flora = all things plant / vegetable & fauna = animals, birds, insects etc etc... you get the drift... :o)
Beautiful drawings, and the green is just so natural and so please to look at.
ReplyDeleteThe necklace looks fantastic too and I hope it'll generate a lot of sales ^^
what lovely, soft painting - really beautiful.
ReplyDeleteLove the necklace too!
Lovely watercolours Lesley
ReplyDeleteThanks for the clarification, Leslie. Guess I should have looked it up - silly me. I thought fauna was a catetory of plants :)
ReplyDeleteLovely watercolors and necklace! Can't say much about flora here, but for fauna: mice (in pictures, not reality!), squirrels, raccoons, elephants.
ReplyDeleteThis is just a lovely stump! I love all flora and fauna that is wild, found on a walk or by the side of the road. I make little bouquets with them and put them on my window sills! I usually collect something growing wild on walks with my dog.
ReplyDeleteGee, I like the necklace, so I guess I vote for flowers. Have a feeling that anything you paint for the necklaces would be nice.
ReplyDeleteBoth of your sketches are lovely! You have a true command of light and shade. I love flowers of all kinds- but tend to like wildflowers the most in art. Your necklace is really pretty- so I imagine anything you do will be great!
ReplyDeleteI. Just Love the sketches! And the necklace is just adorable! My favourite are magnolias and tulips among blossoms. Dont know abot animals, but paintings of fish and other marine life can be really beautiful!
ReplyDeleteYour comments are all so uplifting, thanks everyone! Anna - I've just finished painting a seahorse... hope you like!!
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