Day 27 - 30/30 Challenge - White Daisy

White Daisy

Watercolor & Pastel, 6" x 6", $35

(Available in my Etsy shop.)

Some times the easiest things just don't end up being that easy! A simple white daisy on a green background should be simple and fast and I'll get caught up in no time flat - right? No.
Maybe that simple white flower was too simple and the blurry, green, out-of-focus, and the whole thing was sort of...underwhelming.
I started in watercolor, but added pastel in the background just give it more interest and texture, added a couple of tiny little red ladybugs and "made-up" some texture around the yellow center of the flower. And in the end – I think it's pretty nice.

Day 16 - 30/30 Challenge - Zinnia

Zinnia

Pastel, 6" x 6", $35

(Available in my Etsy Shop.)

Yes I am late. I have been on deadline with a client and have been a bit under the weather.
BUT here is day 16! Woohoo! These zinnias came in so many surreally bright colors, I think I would actually need day-glow pastels! Bright red and screaming pink! The yellow pollen just sparkles against the vibrant petals. Just beautiful!

I'm likely to get more behind, this weekend – a memorial service upstate and a trip to Boston to visit a darling cousin – with a plan to see the Sargent exhibit at the Boston Art Museum (last weekend - of course).