Spring has arrived here in Wales with sunny warm weather and spring bulbs starting to flower. I even saw plenty of bumblebees and a couple of butterflies!
But before enjoying the weather I started a gouache painting. It's of an old ox-eye daisy sketch from last summer. I found it a little hard getting used to gouache paint again, after so long using transparent watercolours. I'm hoping to use some gold leaf that my friend gave me on it somehow, but I've not used it before so I'll be experimenting with that soon.
I enlarged the daisies by about a quarter.
Below is an old gouache painting from a few summers ago, foxglove and bee. I'm not really sure if I like it, but it does look a bit better in a frame!
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Lastly thanks to everyone for supporting me on my artistic ventures. Art is a very healing pass-time and it keeps me out of trouble!
Precioso Claire!!, un saludo.
ReplyDeleteYour daisy looks lovely so far Claire. The white is particularly striking against the dark paper and the gold leaf sounds interesting - best of luck with it! Good to know that art keeps you out of trouble... :)
ReplyDeleteHow can you doubt if you like the foxglove...it's gorgeous !...and these daisies are incredibly beautiful , too, airy and light .
ReplyDeleteAw Thanks :) :)
ReplyDeleteLovely Daisies Claire, i never liked gouache but i bought some that dries to a waterproof finish recently, much better. Love the Foxglove too, great Bee!
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