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I love painting daffodils, especially at the end of winter while waiting for spring to arrive! This is my newest painting of daffodils.

I used a 12 x 4 x 1.25 inch gallery wrapped canvas to focus the painting on just the daffodils. I painted the sides of canvas to give the entire painting a bit of a 3D feel.

My inspiration was photos that I took at the Philadelphia Flower Show a few years ago. The display of daffodils was so cheerful and beautiful.

I enjoyed painting the yellows and oranges of the flowers and the greens of the leaves. There are touches of purple and gray-blue in the shadows of the petals and leaves. You can find this painting listed today at my Etsy shop. I am looking forward to seeing daffodils outside shortly as spring finally arrives. 🙂

February 27, 2014

Kathy

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Yellow Tulip Painting

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What a cold and snowy winter this has been…! Yesterday brought another inch or so and more predicted later on this week. So what to do? Paint spring flowers is what I am doing!

This week I finished a 6 x 6 inch painting of yellow tulips. I use photos of tulips I’ve taken over the years as my references. I chose warm yellows for the flowers because I like yellow tulips and for the warmth of the color. The leaves are painted with blue greens and touches of purple. The background is a purple – azure blue blend to help pop the yellow tulips.

I like the 6 by 6 inches canvases – not too small and not too big. The gallery wrap canvas means no framing needed. You can frame it if you like, but the sides are painted so the painting looks great hanging frameless.

Stay warm and enjoy your day !

February 10, 2014

Kathy

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Scallop Shell Miniature Painting

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I have a collection of shells that I use for references when painting. I have several scallop shells from Florida and from New England. I like the blue color and the sharp ridges of the bay scallop below, ( even though this one has a hole). I like the colors and the patterns on the Florida shell.

In this miniature scallop shell painting, I combined the patterns from one and the blue color from the other. I am not sure that scallops actually come with blue stripes but that is the fun of artist license 🙂 I painted the shell nestled in the sea grass and sand.

3 x 3 inches miniature Scallop Shell painting

It can be found on my Etsy shop.

February 3, 2014

Kathy

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Cherry Blossoms Painting

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What a cold, snowy winter this has been! It is a great time to paint the springtime I am waiting for. One of the signs that winter is over and spring is here is the blooming of the cherry trees. And that is what I painted last week!

Azure blue background is the color of the sky on a beautiful sunny spring day. I painted the branches in full bloom with lots of whites, pinks, purples, and even a touch of green and sienna brown. Hope looking at the painting brings warm thoughts of spring to you too.
You can find the painting here

April 15, 2013

Kathy

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Daffodil Drawing, Part 3

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Finished! Here is the finished drawing:

SibStudio at Etsy — Finished daffodil drawing

I am happy with how it turned out. I wanted to capture the simple beauty of daffodils in black and white. I kept the drawing to a roughly 5 x 7 space as I worked. After playing with different size matting and color, I opted for a slightly larger matting to focus the eye on the drawing. I also thought that the white matting helped to bring out better contrast between the light and dark of the drawing.
You can find this drawing at my art shop – SibStudio – on Etsy.

Category: Art Work

New Daffodil Painting

Yellow Tulip Painting

Scallop Shell Miniature Painting

Cherry Blossoms Painting

Daffodil Drawing, Part 3