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Showing posts with label zinnia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label zinnia. Show all posts
Friday, September 17, 2021
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
July Stripe Zinnia
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Our zinnia garden is in full bloom and I used reference photos from the garden to create this painting. I painted the edges of the lower flower leaf soft to provide a somewhat 3D aspect to the piece.
Thursday, April 29, 2021
Orange is the New Beautiful
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This is another painting based on photos taken from our zinnia garden last summer.
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Magenta Zinnia
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The photo references for this painting are from our zinnia garden from last summer.
Saturday, January 2, 2021
Morning in the Garden
(Sold) 8 by 10 inches, Acrylic on acid free illustration board
I enjoyed painting those out of focus flowers in the background producing abstract like images.
Sunday, September 27, 2020
Midsummer Zinnia
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Our zinnia garden was blooming nicely until late summer when the flower stems prematurely turned brown. Luckily I photographed them earlier in the summer and this painting is based on some of those photo references.
Thursday, October 26, 2017
Monarch and Flower
My biggest challenge on this painting was coordinating the background values with the focal point.
Monday, July 17, 2017
Zinnia with Clouds
Our zinnia garden is in full bloom. I saw this unique cloud pattern while in the garden the other day. I photographed the cloud knowing it would work well with the flower. I then combined the two photos to use as reference for this painting.
Monday, March 20, 2017
Snack Time
The soft hazy back light is my favorite part of this painting.
Monday, January 30, 2017
July Butterfly
I've always find pink and magenta difficult to work with. However, I'm happy with the results in this painting.
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Spring Beauty
I recently traveled to the St. Louis Botanical Gardens for a photo session. I knew the irises would be blooming when we decided to make the two hour trip. The sun was slightly subdued at times as I photographed the irises. The numbers and colors were fantastic. I learned that the bearded irises are the most popular at the gardens. This painting is based on those photographic references.
Monday, April 18, 2016
Swallowtail & Zinnia
I always find reds difficult to work with. However, I do like the way the reds in this zinnia turned out.
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Springtime Brunch
The lighting is more subdued in this painting. My goal was to capture the look of an overcast spring day.
Monday, December 28, 2015
Hummingbird with Zinnia
I was inspired to paint this artwork because of the flower's glow on the hummingbird.
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Pink Zinnia with Butterfly
I always like to work with the compliments of red and green.
Monday, September 28, 2015
Flower & Butterfly
Another in the series of "flowers & butterflies".
Monday, June 1, 2015
Monarch & Zinnia in Shadows
The light area in the background is an important element in this painting.
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Monarch and Zinnia
I like how the sky and foliage in the background become an abstract framing the flower and butterfly.
Monday, March 9, 2015
Orange Zinnia
With the recent warmer weather I started thinking summer thoughts so I decided to paint a zinnia.
Thursday, September 18, 2014
Two of a Kind
I was late in planting our zinnia garden this past spring. As a result we've only had numerous bloomers within the last few weeks. I'm hopeful that we have a late first frost to keep them blooming for a longer period of time.
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