Flashback Friday, Throwing in a Flatlay Friday too!
The very last Zinnia's before a great big ugly frost
Zinnia's done in watercolor and gouache, November 2021
I love painting Zinnia's or any flowers as far as that goes. The above was done in a Moleskine landscape watercolor pad with mostly Daniel Smith watercolors. I surprised myself and finished this during one of my daughter's Stitcher's Tuesday night meet-ups. I did not have a fiber project that week so, decided to do a quick sketch and watercolor.
Jerusalem Artichokes, wild Asters and Zinnias in a vintage mcm milk glass vase
playing around with a combination of Neocolor 1 pastels and Prismacolor pencils in a grey toned Stillman & Birn journal, the Nova Series
I am totally in love with the Caran D'ache, Swiss made, Neocolor 1. So much so that I purchased a tin of 30 with 15 additional colors. These water resistant pastels are so rich and creamy that they are a joy to work with. I LOVE layering them and blending to achieve a more realistic piece.
Putting in an annual border of these happy flower faces from seed, added so much to the entrance of my studio this summer.
I have been trying to draw, sketch or paint everyday or even once a week, I have not been successful, lol. I will, at some point, get into that groove because all techniques cycle back in as others leave to only visit again in the future.
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