Yay for Paint Party Friday, hosted by Eva and Kristin!
One of the things I worked on this week is a tutorial from Carla Sonheim that I've been meaning to try... Abstract Flowers.
I started by painting blobs of color on my watercolor paper (140# cold press watercolor paper). After it dried, I circled the flowers with white gesso, immediately scratching marks with the point of the brush handle.
This is not the best photo, but you get the idea.
After the gesso is dry, you loosely circle the flowers with pencil... you can check the rest of the steps on Carla's tutorial.
This is my finished piece. I made a few mistakes, but not too bad for the first try. tee hee!
I had so much fun playing with this that I've started working on more abstract flowers, including one in my journal. And not to worry, I've worked on my WIP canvases also, I just haven't completed quite yet. Perhaps by next week. :)
Be sure to see what the other Paint Party Friday artists are working on here.
48 comments:
Hi Helen. That is a beautiful piece. What a great job you've done. I like what you've done with the soft colors. Very nicely done. Happy Paint Friday and weekend.
Such an interesting technique! I think you did a great job Helen! Happy PPF anniversary :-)
I hope we see more of these next week as they have turned out great and they look like they would be lots of fun to do... thanks for sharing the link I am going to head over and have a look...xx
i want to try this! it looks simple but the results are great! happy PPF!
Your flowers turned out very pretty and cheerful, thanks for sharing!
I saw carla's posts but didntbwatch the tutorial. I love your variation on it.
Rinda
wonderful!
xxx susi
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They turned out lovely. :)
The watercolor is a very difficult art to handle, must practice much and above all have fun without fear. Saludos
You did a wonderful job, these are looking great and so cheerful!
These are lovely and thank you for linking to the tutorial - I am off to investigate.
These are GREAT! I think I may borrow this for my students to try- I've been having them stretch/explore/experiment with different media and I think they would LOVE playing with this!
Thanks for sharing!
Happy PPF,
Stephanie
Thanks for sharing this fun exercise. Your flowers look great!
Cool technique and beautiful result!!
Such fun flowers - it is a great tutorial too... I can't wait to give it a try :)
xo
Kristin
Helen, this is a beautiful piece. I can see why you had fun with it. Thank you for sharing a wonderful idea.
What a great technique. Love the yellow background you added at the end. It makes the whole piece so delicate, it reminds me of a piece of antique embroidery.
Love the technique and great painting... :)
Love this very much!
Your flowers have a stlye all of their own, lovely!
Lovely, colorful, creative and unique creation ~namaste, carol (A Creative Harbor) ~ Happy Weekend ^_^
Hi Helen..totally gorgeous..so beautiful..a wonderful energy and vibrancy in your flowers..also a sense of movement speaks to me which i love..powerful and beautiful work!
Shine on
Victoria
Helen thanks so much for sharing the technique you learned to do these abstract flowers, I love them, beautiful work. I can't wait to give it a try. Maybe you should host an abstract flowers postcard swap over on atcsforall to help me with the impetus...LOL!
Love it!
And just in time for spring! :)
♥♥♥
Happy PPF!!
Mary
Mixed-Media Map Art
Looks like fun! Love the abstract look of it. Happy PPF.
That's a fascinating technique. Worth remembering for me to try some time. Lovely flowers. You commented on my tulip. Tulips don't grow well here where I live. I think it must be the soil (and also the deer eat up any that do bloom).
This is not the first time I've seen someone give this tutorial a try.....but, every time I lay eyes on them, I smile!
I must try these for myself....they look like so much fun!
Happy PPF!
Interesting technique, it turned out beautiful.
Love the cheerfulness of the flowers.
This is so fun!! Love all the colors! Happy PPF!
this did look like lots of fun. HPPF!!!
Great job, isawthistutorial too and plan try it somtime.
Love the flowers, what a great idea! Hugs, Valerie
I love you painting Helen. It's so colorful and cheery. I saw abstract flowers, but I also say clear paper wrapped candy pieces. Looked luscious enough to eat.
Good job. Lynn
I love your abstract flowers. I also see clear paper wrapped candy. Look luscious enough to eat.
Great Job! Lynn
I love your abstract flowers, such a great effect! Would love to see more next week!
good job! love her work too! happy PPF!
What an interesting technique. It came out beautifully, too. I like the element of surprise, because even if you did the same flower shapes every time, it would come out differently, evoking "OOHS & AHHHS!" from the artist herself. Happy PPF!
What a fun technique! The flowers are fresh and colorful. I love it.
Carol
love these!!!
wow this turned out so pretty. Wonderful colors
Nicole/Beadwright
loving these circles of happiness!
What an interesting technique, and you did such a lovely job with it!
I'm on a fabric painting kick lately, so now I'm wondering how to achieve a result like this on muslin. :)
Wow this came out wonderful Helen!!!I love all the fun shapes and colors in your flowers!!Deb
I saw that Carla Sonheim tutorial and pinned it to one of my boards in Pinterest. You did a great job on it!!
Wonderful, thanks for showing your technique.
I love these! What a fun idea/technique!
Happy (late) PPF!!
Thanks for your kind comments!
What fun! The flowers turned out beautifully. I think I might give it a try sometime. Cheers and happy painting!
Love your abstract flowers. I think you might have something there.
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