Pink-o-lucious Rose
Watercolor
on 140 lb paper
mounted on a one in board that is distressed
I have just finished doing a group of watercolor floral paintings.
Here's the truth!
I haven't had a lot of experience at watercolor technique,
(Please don't be too very critical)
as always... I like to experiment on my own and see what I can come up with.
I have been wanting to do something a little different
than my thick, color intense palette knife style paintings.
Although I will always go back to doing that palette knife stuff
because it is such a fun way to paint.
... and people seem to like my oil paintings with the textual palette style.
So here is the start of my new paintings.
I began with 140 lb paper and neatly torn edges.
I planned from the beginning to make these a distressed look, when finished.
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| watercolored paper is 140 lb |
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| various floral looks inspired by daisy, lily and rose some of my "girl-friends" |
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| old fashioned rose mounted on distressed wood board. |
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| tiger lily |
I think the two tiger lily ones would look good together so i made them a similar shape and size |
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| wooden boards left over from a different project are cut to different sizes to fit the size of the paper flowers |
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| I painted them black first then many coats of white, then a light violet blue "Deco Art" - Blue Harbor |
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| a light stain of oak to seal the board and show the sanded edges more I sanded the boards on the edges as you can see here |
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| tiny nail on the corners to hold the paper onto the board I also put a few dots of hot glue under the edges The needle-nose plyers help me hold the little nail straight to pound it in each corner |
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| here you see the tiny golden nail in the corner I like how it looks |
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| Finished product ready to hang |
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| measures just 5 by 6 inches perfect size for a pink o licious Rose |
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Sure was fun doing these watercolors I plan to post the others when they are finished being mounted on the board and distressed also  KAT or Kat's Nature linked in to http://www.frugaliciousme.com http://www.sillylittlesparrow.com/ http://www.homemakeronadime.com http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com http://www.craftskeepmesane.blogspot.com http://www.skiptomylou.org http://thirtyhandmadedays.com |
KAT
Griffin
Kat's Nature
10 comments:
Those are beautiful!! They would make lovely gifts too!
I think they are wonderful!! LOVE them!
Kat, thanks for visiting my mustache post! It's all about laughs in this house! Your water colors are simple and beautiful. I don't know if you've seen the his and her mustache pillows for the bed, I think I HAVE to make them... :)
Those are fabulous. I love them. Thanks for visiting my blog. What a treat to visit you back.
...I love your watercolor flowers! I love the loose and watery feel. They are so happy!
They are beautiful. You are very talented. I really like how they are mounted and not framed with glass. The nailheads look great. Very nice work!
Wow, I'm impressed!! Those turned out beautiful!
Kat , Thanks for commenting on my Mixed Media Art at frugaliciousme.com. I love your floral water colors and I also LOVE using things I already have, like your boards for instance.
XOXO,
Tasha
I love watercolor and your flowers are very pretty:@)
You do such a great job on your water colors! Thanks for visiting my blog \http://suburbsmama.blogspot.com/
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