Flowers for a Friend

 

A friend sent me a picture of some flowers she received during her recent illness. I decided to use them as a model for this watercolor. It is a 11 x 14 watercolor on watercolor paper.

Fall Bouquet

 This painting is from a picture of flowers my sister, Donna, shared with me. The painting is done in gouache (opaque watercolor) on watercolor paper in the size 11x14 with mat. It is ready for framing.

Sunday Relaxation

 

It’s Sunday afternoon after a big weekend and everyone is gone so it was time to paint a little. This is an 11 x 14 gouache pot of flowers. The painting is matted and ready to frame. 

Lisa’s White Flowers

 

During my recent two-week illness, my neighbor, Lisa, gave me several pots of live flowers, most from her garden and this one from the Mother/Son Dinner from the Wilderness Boys’ Camp where her husband and family serve. This painting is an attempt to recreate that beautiful vase of flowers. It is 11 x 14 gouache matted ready to frame. 

Flowers to Paint from Judy

 

During my hiatus from painting due to illness, my art teacher, Judy, send me some pictures of her beautiful flowers. This is one I attempted to paint. It is 11 x 14, matted and ready to frame. It is done in gouache medium.

A Challenging Arrangement

 This is another bouquet that Don gave me sometime. Painting this one was pretty challenging. It’s an 11 x 14 matted gouache painting. It’s ready to frame.

Thursday’s Bouquet

 

Lots of yellow here. This painting is done in gouache on watercolor paper. The size is 11x14. The picture is matted ready to frame.

Another Gouache Flower Painting

 I’m continuing having fun painting while looking at old arrangements that my husband gave me that I have taken pictures of over the years. This is an 11 x 14 gouache matted and ready for framing.

Tuesday’s Bouquet

 

I’ve been concentrating on flowers for a few days. Most are arrangements I have received over the past years for birthdays, anniversaries, Valentine’s Day, Christmas, etc. That is, if I remembered to take a picture of them.  This one is gouache, size 11 x 14 matted ready for framing. Note: gouache is a painting medium similar to watercolor but a bit more opaque. 

Sunday Afternoon Relaxation

 11 x 14 gouache matted painting ready for framing.

Flowers from Don

 

In the forty years of our marriage I can’t recall as single event when my husband, Don, has forgotten to bring me flowers. sometimes I have taken picture of them. This painting is from one of them. I don’t remember when. It’s an 11x14 gouache painting with a mat. Ready for framing.

Pink and Purple Arrangement

 

The reference photo for this vase of flowers was on the altar at church a few Sunday’s ago. I decided that would be something different to paint. It’s 11 x 14 matted and ready for framing. The medium is gouache.

Flowers in Gouache

 

This painting is done in gouache. Gouache is similar to watercolor but is more opaque. I decided to give it a try on this one. This is 11 x 14 matted and ready to frame. The actual flowers were brought to me by my neighbor from her beautiful flower garden.

Flower Arrangement

 

A painting I attempted to do to match the beautiful homegrown flowers my neighbor, Lisa, gave to me. This is an 11 x 14 watercolor matted and ready to frame. 

Here’s the actual bouquet:

Playing Around

 This is an 11 x 14 watercolor I was just playing around with for practice.

Watercolor Play

 The best way to learn a medium is to read all you can about it and practice. (Or ask Judy, my friend and former teacher)This is one in that category using watercolor. I didn’t ask Judy about it but she’ll likely see it and comment. Anyway, it was fun to draw and relaxing to paint. It’s just like playing a new piece on the piano. The more you practice the better chance for success. The piano and painting keep me busy…and sometimes, out of trouble! (No time for boredom!)

Pansies and Such

This painting is 11 x 14, in a white mat, painted with acrylic gouache on acrylic paper. It is ready for framing and available. Just contact me on the right of the page.

The Rose

 

This painting is size 14 x 18 on canvas board painted in acrylic gouache. It is ready for framing. AVAILABLE FOR SALE.

Lily

 

This lily is painted in acrylic on acrylic paper. The size is 11x14 matted in white. It is ready for framing. AVAILABLE FOR SALE.

More Spring Flowers

 

This painting is size 11 x 14 with white mat. The medium is acrylic gouache on painting paper and ready for framing. No longer available.