"Attachment" Colored Pencil Drawing

This next colored pencil drawing is also 8"x10" on Strathmore gray paper: delphiniums, a.k.a. larkspur. These tall flower stalks come in blue, purple, or white - or all three! They symbolize "attachment," which is where the title of this drawing comes from.

I started with a sketch just to lay out on the page where I planned to draw each of the flower stalks in this delphinium field:

Then I started the long process of adding detail to each of the flowers on each stalk. It took me several days (though, granted, I only could work on it for 30 minutes - 1 hour at a time, once or twice a day, while my daughter slept). :)

Here is the step by step process:

I just love how this one turned out - such gorgeous colors, and so much detail! Here are some close-up shots of the final drawing:

"Frigidity" Colored Pencil Drawing

This post features another recent 8"x10" colored pencil drawing - this one on Strathmore gray toned paper. These white and blue lithodora flowers symbolize frigidity, thanks to their cool color scheme.

As usual, I started with a sketch (in this case an outline) of where I wanted the flowers to go to fill up the page. Because the flower petals have white edges, I just went ahead and drew the edges to get the whitest whites on the paper; I often like to put down the lightest or darkest colors first (or at least near the beginning of the process), so I can base everything else off of that reference point.

(Ignore the shadows in some of these images - I've been drawing in the spare bedroom upstairs lately, which doesn't have the best ceiling light, and relies a lot on the sunlight coming in the window. If I'm drawing in the evening or on a cloudy/rainy day, it's hard to take a picture of the drawing without my arm causing shadows across the page... I may have to revisit this plan and find a new place in the house to draw before winter hits.)

Here is me beginning this drawing:

Once I had my outline down, I started going through flower by flower and adding dimension and color:

Here is the final drawing:

I really love the colors in this one. In real life, lithodora are pretty small - so the scale of these flowers being so big on the page also helps this drawing feel bold and original. I'm happy with the way it turned out!

Pattern Pagoda in Black and Green

This 8"x10" patterned watercolor painting uses three tubes of watercolor paint: light green, a darker blue-ish green hue, and black. I love the interesting shades of green that are created when those colors blend together!

Once I finished painting all the areas between the pattern, I untaped the paper from the table, and framed and matted it so it would be ready to hang. Since it's non-representational and the front is unsigned, it can be hung in any direction, horizontally or vertically.

You can check out all the patterned watercolor options I have available for sale in my Etsy shop. :)

Pattern Sydney in Orange and Green

This 8"x10" watercolor painting has a really unique pattern! I designed it digitally in Adobe Illustrator, then traced the pattern onto watercolor paper to paint.

I chose a fun orange and green color scheme for this fun pattern! I used a blueish-green hue straight from the watercolor tube, but mixed my own orange with red and yellow watercolors.

Once the painting was finished and dry enough, I untapped it from the table, and then matted and framed it so it would be ready to sell. Like all of my abstract pattern paintings, I kept the front unsigned so that it could be hung horizontally or vertically, in either direction.

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