Tangled Florals

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Florals. That is what I've been working on lately. Trying to learn and stretch myself. On this particular piece I wanted to add some of my own patterns to the mix. 

















The paper I chose to work on is from Hahnemühle. Of course :) this one is called The Collection. A watercolor paper that comes in a couple formats, the one I am using is cold pressed. You can see that just by looking at the photo. See the texture of the paper? Hot pressed is smooth. The sheets are large enough I can make two of these paintings on each page. I just used 1" painter's tape (because that is what I had) and taped off an area. Then tangled my flowers. Varying the heights of both the flowers and the leaves. Tangle patterns used: Lucy, goose, frond and weave. I drew with a Sharpie ultra fine. I knew I was going to use watercolor over it and that particular Sharpie does not smear with water. 





I painted right inside that taped area. First - make sure the tape is securely down all around so the paint doesn't seep under the edge. Believe me, it is not a pretty sight when you work so hard on a picture and remove the tape to find a mess under it. For this one I painted the flowers first, then added the background using Schmincke watercolors. Once everything was completely dry, I went back over all the lines using the same pen. 







Last, I used a Sharpie water based paint pen and added some white highlights. I believe my white chalk pencil would work on these as well. I may try that on the next painting and see. 

This Collection paper is really great for watercoloring. And it should be since it is a watercolor paper. Duh. Hahahahaha! I am going to be giving away a pad in Tangle All Around soon. Watch for that. And I am going to work with the hot pressed paper later this week. Can not wait! Except life keeps getting in the way. Hahahahahaha! Have a great week!











The Collection paper from Hahnemühle can be purchased here. 

Comments

  1. Sandra StraitJanuary 23, 2021 at 11:22 PM

    Your flowers have so much character! I expect them to whirl and twist and jump off the page!

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    1. AliceJanuary 24, 2021 at 3:39 PM

      I have been trying all day to reply - sorry - these flowers are fun to do , I had hoped to work on some today but it isn't working out so far

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  2. Evy BrowningJanuary 27, 2021 at 10:49 AM

    Love the way you've layered the flowers both in front & behind plus in height. Really effective with the tiny touches of pink in the background echoing the pinks in the flowers - perhaps some petals got detached & they got caught up in the wind & are swirling around in an out of focus background.

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    1. AliceJanuary 27, 2021 at 7:43 PM

      those little pink bits are something tracy taught us. I like them, too

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