Red Rose 2 in acrylics

I haven't painted a flower for ages and decided to paint this lovely red rose.


Red Rose 2 measures 5 x 5 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth paper.

Daisy in acrylics

I felt like painting something completed different so decided to paint this daisy. Rather pleased with how it turned out.

Daisy measures 6 x 6 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth Paper.

Iris No 3 in acrylics

And for something different, I decided to paint a flower.  Quite a few layers/glazes went into this one to get the depth to the petals.

Iris No 3 measures 6 x 6 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth paper.

Many thanks to Debra Underwood for the reference photo.

Poppy in acrylics

Originally I had a yellow /green  mottled background for this one and decided that I  didn't like it so I ended up painting over the background with white. It made the background rather interesting as some of the original background colour shows through which I rather like.

Poppy measures 8 x 8 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth Paper.

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Yellow Hibiscus in acrylics

This one took quite a few glazes to get the depth to the petals. 

Yellow Hibiscus measures 5 x 5 inches and is painted on 360 gsm Pastelmat paper.

Many thanks to Fiana Gerzon for the reference photo.


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Hibiscus in acrylics

I decided to paint a flower for a change.  Originally I was going to have the flower against the white of the paper but after I had finished painting it, I decide it need a background colour.  So decided do then wash so that had more watercolour effect.  Really pleased with how it turned out.  I used quite a few glazes to get the depth to the petals.

Hibiscus measures 6 x 6 inches and is painted on 300gsm smooth Arches watercolour paper.

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Iris in acrylics

I love the different colour petals of this one.  I used quite a few glazes to get the depth and definition to the petals.

Iris measures 6 x 6 inches and is painted on Ampersand Gessobord Panel.

Many thanks to Terry Krysak for the reference photo.

Pansy in acrylics

This one was fun to paint - I used a few glazes to get depth to the petals.

Pansy measures 6 x 6 inches and is painted on Ampersand Gessobord panel.

Many thanks to Fontaine Moore for the reference photo.

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Yellow Daisy ACEO in acrylics

This flower  goes by quite a few different common names eg Black Eyed Susan, poorland daisy, brown betty, yellow daisy.  I went with Yellow Daisy.  It is  native to  Eastern and Central North America and is also used as a traditional Native American Medicinal Herb.

I used a more textured watercolour paper for this one as I wanted a bit of texture in the background. Really pleased with how it turned out.

Yellow Daisy measures 3.5 x 2.5 inches and is painted on Daler - Rowney 'The Langton' NOT 300gsm watercolour paper.

Many thanks to Sue Farris for the reference photo.

Iris ACEO in acrylics

For something different I decided to paint a floral aceo.  Really pleased with how it turned out.

Iris measures 2.5 x 3.5 inches and is painted on 300gsm smooth Arches watercolour paper.

Many thanks to Terry Krysak for the reference photo.

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Pink Carnation in acrylics

I decided to paint a flower for a change. 

Pink Carnation measures 6 x 6 inches and is painted on Ampersand  Gessobord Panel.

Many thanks to  Andre van de Sande for the reference photo.

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Poppy 2 in acrylics

And for the next one, I painted this one. I love the close up crop of the poppy and I am really pleased with how it turned out.

Poppy 2 measures 6 x 6 inches and is painted on 300gsm smooth Arches watercolour paper.

Many thanks to Sanne for the reference photo.

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Iris in acrylics

I felt like a painting something complete different so decided to paint a few flowers.  This is the first one. 

Iris measures 6 x 6 inches and is painted on 300gsm smooth Arches watercolour paper.

Many thanks to Terry Krysak for the reference photo.

Poppy in acrylics

Poppy measures 6 x 6 inches and is painted on Ampersand Gessobord Panel.

Many thanks to Ruth Archer for the reference photo.

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Daffodils in acrylics

I felt like painting something different so decided to paint these lovely daffodils.  They were rather fun to paint.

Daffodils measures 6 x 6 inches and is painted on Ampersand Gessobord panel.

Many thanks to Terry Krysak for the reference photo.

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Pink Tulip in acrylics

I was going through my photos the other day from my visit to the Canberra Floriade a few years ago back and come across this one which I decided to paint.

Pink Tulip measures 6 x 8 inches and is painted on Raymar Feather lite canvas panel.

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Poppy in watercolours

I decided to paint this one in watercolours.  Really pleased with how it turned out.

I finished my Christmas shopping today - thank goodness - shops were hectic as usual.   Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Poppy measures 8 x 8 inches and is painted on 300gsm Daler Rowney "The Langton" NOT watercolour paper.

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Pink Rose ACEO in acrylics

Pink Rose measures 2.5 x 3.5 inches and is painted on 300gsm smooth Arches watercolour paper.

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