Planning something new. More planning = a better painting. So I need to make myself slow down, take time, look, take a break, go back and look again. It's odd but true that we see things later that we did not see at all at first!
This is in my 11 x 14 inches sketchbook using watercolor crayons. This sketchbook is not made for water media but it works okay as long as you don't soak the paper a lot.
I think, for this one, I may buy some tulips. I want real flowers to paint.
(Well, I looked and could not find tulips locally - is it worth buying them and having them shipped or just use a couple of reference photos?)
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Use reference photos. I would, but some people want to paint from the real thing.
I love your planning times... and wow! do I love your colors !!!
Your explorations are getting better and better, Rhonda. You are really onto something!
Dear Rhonda, I love your challenging spirit. You're shining!! Best wishes, Sadami
I looked at tulips to buy online but it's pricy for tulips in with other things - and they won't last long, so...will just use reference photos and change up the arrangements I see, Barbra Joan. Thanks :)
Thanks, Laura and Sadami :) You're tooooooo sweet!
Oh Rhonda I would use photo reference. Of course real is nice if you can get them. I think all your hard work and planning helps resolve so many challenges. I need to take a few lessons from you. Hugs!
ref photos is def the way to go with flowers, they die too fast :( unless you get them as a gift, its not worth buying them
really like the lines and shapes you have in your plan at the moment :)
Thanks, Debbie and Jennifer Rose. I like the idea of the live flowers but will have to do them according to the seasons and there are no tulips locally right now - so...photos it is. I certainly have a lot of flower photos and pics from magazines, too.
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