I’m coming down to the wire on my 28 by 29 list. I only have 3 weeks left to finish it! I’m not going to make it, but I think I’ve put a good dent in it. Today I did #28—make a painting.
For some reason my paintings never end up being the style I gravitate toward. I think I prefer things to be a bit more abstract and stylized. I feel like I’ve found my groove with pen and ink, but not so with painting. While painting I tense up, and I don’t have fun with it like I do when I’m doodling in my sketchbook. I think I’m subconsciously afraid to mess up and waste my nice thick paper and paints. I need to loosen up and play!
Lately I’ve been keeping my gouache stuff in this awesome owl cookie jar.
I really like the simplicity of the lupines before I added more detail. Undo button please?
It was hard not to drink my paint water. It looked like liquified cotton candy.
I like the palette better than the painting! It’s so spontaneous and loose.
(Painting inspired by this photo I took at Lake Tekapo, NZ)
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Is this painting going to be for sale?
I just emailed you!
Umm are you serious! I would so buy a print of this! or this one to be exact. It’s amazing!
So flipping adorable! I like how it simultaneously looks just like the photo and like a magical far off land.
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That’s probably because New Zealand is a magical far off land! ;)
This is fantastic! Beautiful painting. :)
beautiful colors! I like the paint palette too :)
That is an absolutely stunning painting! Really, very stunning!
Your painting came out great, looks just like your picture. I love lupines, they are one of my favorite plants. As far as your list..if you muti-task, you can DO it!
Love the palette! Both the painting and photo are beautiful.
That cookie jar is indeed awesome and so is your painting! I really like the hues you used.
I am in love with this painting! Did you ever read Miss Rumphius?! The whole book is about her and these flowers. It was my absolute favorite book ever as a kid and this is like a picture straight out of the book. Seriously, look at the cover to see what I mean. Its awesome and so is your painting :)
No, but I want to! Several people have mentioned it to me recently. I really need to get a copy.
Great shades of blue going on there, the lavender colored flowers just seem to be doing an easy dance in front. <3
I love it! I would certainly buy a print of this. It’s too bad you’re not happier with how it turned out.
And yes, the cookie jar is wonderful. West Elm has enabled my lifelong urge to be a crazy owl lady.
I do like it a bit better now that I’m looking at it again a day later. Maybe I stared at it for too long yesterday, hah!
I think your painting came out great!
Have you ever worked with watercolor pencils? You can have your neat, tidy lines where you want them, but just running a damp brush over the areas where you’d prefer a more painterly look does the trick!
I tried them briefly once, but I had cheap ones that didn’t do much when you added water. Maybe I should get a brand name set to try out!
Your painting is beautiful, I’d like to have as talent as you have !
And I agree, the colors are gorgeous !
I like how it turned out! The snow on the mountaintops is my favorite part.
Thank you so much everyone! You guys are the nicest! :)
Amanda,
If you need a place to display your lovely painting I have open wall space.
Love,Dad
Haha thanks Dad! ;)
I think it turned out beautifully!
Good for you! It’s amazing how much the painting dictates the artist. :)
how funny that you have a post involving gouache – yesterday I was trying to figure out what brand other artists prefer! that is Winsor & Newton, correct? would you recommend it?
I love, love, looove the photo of the palette. I would buy that print. it would be interesting if you created a painting of that photo!
Yes! I really like Winsor & Newton gouache. I tried cheaper brands before and the consistency and color were way off. Next time I’ll have to use a piece of paper for a palette. Then I’ll end up with two paintings instead of one! ;)
Love your painting! Have you thought about doing a desktop wallpaper with your New Zealand photo? That would be AWESOME.
Fantastic painting! May I ask what type of paper you use?
For this painting I used Lanaquarelle 140 lb. Hot Press Watercolor Paper.