I went for a poppy inspiration found HERE on the fabulous website Audrie and Harriet chose for us today. Kind of sketched in a few poppies and stems and then applied a light color wash bg with watercolors. Then very loosely applied paint, not worrying too much about the drawn lines. When finished I then drew in the lines with a black fine line marker - not only can you go outside the lines with this style of watercolor, you get make your own! I have to emphasize, I am not an artist, I don't know how to draw, so if I can do it, I reckon anyone can, this is kind of scribbly stuff. Next step was to stamp some paint splats in the general areas of color, and last of all I spritzed on some paint in green, red, and black. Oh dear, I just noticed that I forgot to put in some leaves! :(
Date: Saturday, August 23, 2014 GMT Views: 20433
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Registered: June 4, 2009 Location: Deatsville, Alabama Posts: 116647
Sat, Aug 23, 2014 @ 7:17 AM
Into my faves - I love this! I love the whole concept of what you did and that you freehanded it all. Wow! Beautiful and inspiring work my friend! Hugz!
------------------------------ Nancy Williams - Hope your day is Spirit-filled and ink-filled (in that order)
Registered: May 23, 2009 Location: sunny california Posts: 9844
Sat, Aug 23, 2014 @ 7:29 AM
Tripple wow...this is gorgeous and I can' t believe you drew the flowers. I like it wothout the leaves. The colors are terrific. This is so bright and cheerful. Pinned and faved.
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Registered: June 19, 2010 Location: SC Posts: 6129
Sat, Aug 23, 2014 @ 7:47 AM
Bridget, I hardly know what to say about this. It's absolutely stunning! Your free hand is marvelous, your watercoloring so dramatic in the red and green. The black pops this right off the page! And those splats! How do you make splats look so perfectly placed. What a stylish card.
Registered: August 4, 2004 Location: Coolidge, AZ Posts: 1602
Sat, Aug 23, 2014 @ 8:15 AM
Absolutely STUNNING! I love that you sketched the poppies and stems...and how you layered the background with paint, stamping, and sequins. Highlighting the stems with pen was a perfect finish. The bits of black throughout really make the colors pop that much more. LOVE THIS CARD!
Registered: October 30, 2007 Location: Posts: 26717
Sat, Aug 23, 2014 @ 8:34 AM
OH. My. Gosh - Bridget, you are amazing! This is exquisite - and to think it's basically all your own sketching, painting, etc. What an artist you are!
