Another one of our painting at home projects was about collections. It seems like so many people collect one thing or another. Artist friends always seem to have their collections. It was kind of a hard decision of which collection to choose. I decided on a still life of some picturesque frogs from my bunch of flower frogs. They were fun to try with pens and watercolor.
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| 5" x 7" Pen and Watercolor |
With our Stay-at-Home projects, I've been able to work in a couple watercolors featuring bamboo. It's so picturesque and there is some lining our driveway so it's handy for me to paint. Since it's close to Easter, a recent prompt was to try a message or image "hidden" as an Easter egg would be. Of course over the years there have been many hidden "Ester eggs" in artwork and movies. My origami crane isn't too hidden in the bamboo but it was fun to try. "Orizuru" is the Japanese word for a crane made by origami.
Several months ago our challenge was to try the concept of pattern. I look at the pattern of the bamboo leaves and stalks every day so it was a natural choice for a watercolor. It's such a busy scene and a pattern as well.
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| 7" x 5" Watercolor |
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| 5" x 7" Watercolor |
I tried this piece in gouache for one of our Saturday group prompts to paint from a "bird's eye view". A fun concept to try. Driving over the Verdugo Wash in Glendale was about as high as I could get for my view. My "bird" seems more like she's sitting on the bridge railing looking for a distant view to paint. Of course I could have just looked down at something on the ground but this was a nice challenge with many options.
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| 7" x 5" Gouache |
