I tried the loose watercolor technique again with this week's EDM challenge #124: draw something yellow. I'm sorry Julia but I couldn't do justice to the rose named after you: Julia Child. It's a most lovely rose bush that bursts with blossoms in every shade of yellow from deep cadmium when first budding to a pale lemon when fully open. I am just not a floral painter and was disappointed in my efforts. Other than that...had a great day in the pool!!!
I don't think this painting of Julia's roses is so bad. In fact, it looks very impressionistic to me. Who says you have to make everything completely realistic?
Personally I quite like the softedges you created. Gorgeous colours, too!
Wow! I thought these were both wonderful paintings. I think you are indeed a floral painter! They're lovely, even if they didn't turn out to be what you had in mind, they look great to me!
I agreewith Bonny and Jana - these actually came out very well - I think probably you had an idea in your mind about what you wanted to do, and this is different. It happens to me a lot!
I think your impression of these roses are beautiful. You were loose in painting them and I especially like the first one...very impressionistic with nice lost edges as well as a nice focus area right where the buds are, with great white pieces of paper left in between to give that lovely light feel. You should do some more florals, I think you'll like it in the end?
Ronell
I think both of these are STUPENDOUS!!! BRAVA!
I agree with everybody else. They are well done. Keep going.
Meinhild
Ok I go with the others, florals are HARD to keep realistic and loose - you did that and the jar is fabulously un-fussy - we all have to keep practicing to get what we have in our heads OUT?? You are well on the way!
These are just beautiful. They are immediately recognizable as roses, but have a lovely, soft delicacy to them. I think they are very well done.
I think the first watercolour is stunning, Marta. Really! Be happy, you are a flower painter. I'd try to say it in Italian but it's getting late and I haven't even done my language lesson today.
thank you all for looking and commenting. I am encouraged to continue pursuing my love of art and flowers! oh, and of the two, I like the first one best as it has a more airy feel to it.