Watercolors 9

And finally we have come to the last installment of the watercolors project. As you might already have seen, it seems that I previously have misspelled watercolors somewhat, from now on I know better! So let us get on with it shall we? Here I will show you chosen images from the 15th and last batch of watercolors!

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Mahonia aquifolium, usually I have a flower and a leaf to show the characteristics of the plant, for some though that is not enough and I have included berries or cones when that is needed.

Prunus laurocerasus 'Otto Luyken'

Taxus x media 'Hillii'

Thuja occidentalis

Water colors 8

As the water colors project continues I will now show examples from the 14th batch.

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Cyclamen persicum, this is my favorite flower out of these ones. You can see from the scanned image that it took some time to find the right size for some of the petals.

Euphorbia pulcherrima, here I thought that it would be a great idea to have some background color to the flower... the jury is still out on that one...!

Kalanchoë Blossfeldiana

Rhododendron simsii

Schlumbergera x buckleyi, the best drawing from this batch.

Water colors 7

Welcome to the seventh installment of the water colors project, and this time I will show you examples from the 13th batch. As I am writing this I am producing the 14th!

I have forgotten to tell you that the course finished in December, and the reason why I am continuing with the water colors is because I really want to finish what I have started. But, I am nearing the end of plants to draw and paint!

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Butomus umbellatus

Calla palustris, this might be the best drawing and painting of mine to date!

Caltha palustris

Iris pseudacorus, when I was choosing among the paintings I was not really sure if I was to choose this one, but I did because it has something that I can not put my finger on; basically I like it!

Trapa natans

Water Colors 6

After the holidays I thought it was time for some new water colors and this time it will be selections from batches eleven and twelve. When I made these I noticed an increase in skill both in drawing and painting.

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Wisteria sinensis

Fallopia baldschuanica

Hedera helix

Humulus lupus

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Parthenocissus inserta

Anemone x hybrida, this one and the rest of the paintings are from the twelfth batch.

Echinacea purpurea, I selected this one because this is one of my favorite flowers.

Hemerocallis, this one is my personal favorite, the drawing works and the painting also, at least according to me.

Hosta, I like this drawing and painting too...

Liatris spicata

Rudbeckia fulgida v. sullivantii 'Goldsturm', this is also one of my favorites, I get happy when I see them.

Water colors 5

Well, another week is coming to an end and I would like to treat you to some water colors! Today it will be examples from batches nine and ten!

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Santolina chamaecyparissus

Plectranthus scutellarioides

Tropaeolum majus, the above three paintings are from the ninth batch and the following from the tenth.

Antirrhinum majus

Begonia x tuberhybrida

Brugmansia suaveolens

Lathyrus odoratus, when I started painting this one and especially the leaf, I noticed that it was a really good drawing and that I really didn't want to make a mess of it with the paint!

Nicotiana sylvestris

Water colors 4

Another week is coming to an end and the weekend is so close you can almost touch it, the best feeling ever! Before you start your weekend I offer you a short break with four small paintings. This time they come from the seventh and eighth batches.

Somewhere along this project I realized that green is quite a complicated color. The bought colors of green did not really to the trick. It was when I started to blend my own greens that I sort of got the hue right. So, a piece of the learning curve so far is to mix my own greens!

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Molinia caerulea ssp. arundinacea

Pullmonaria saccharata

Ipomea batatas

Euphorbia graminea Diamond Frost

Water colors 3

It's time for a break, it's time for...water colors! Welcome to the third post with water colors of flowers and leaves! This time I've chosen works from the fifth and sixth bathes. Due to an update my scanner will not function, so this time I've taken photos of them...

When I chose works for these posts I go with gut feeling and also what I think of the quality of the drawing and painting, because I do not want to waste your time with sub par works! ;-) 

Caragana arborescens

Salix caprea 'Kilmarnock'

The following three works are from the sixth batch, Helianthus annuus.

Petunia x hybrida

Tagetes erecta