watercolor wildflowers

Sketching Fall Wildfowers

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I had a lovely group this morning at the North Carolina Botanical Garden.

I showed them three techniques for capturing the essence of fall wildflowers.

Brush painting with watercolor.

Drawing with watercolor pencils and adding water.

Negative painting.

Bonus: pen and ink.

I did a demo of negative painting to capture these tiny asters. Then I added pen to suggest detail.

Thank you dear readers for your support. Art will pull me through.

Be well,

Bev

Wreaths April 26, 2016

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Fresh wildflower wreaths

With pansies, bluets, roses

Bountiful circle.

Art Prescription: Anything in a circle is so pleasing. I think it taps into something deep and symmetrical in our DNA. It’s fun to make a real nature mandala. These are made with models from my garden and watercolor.

Watercolor 8 x 8 work in progress studio shot…

Wildflower wreaths