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Inspired by Tatiana Stoilova's endless creativity I recharged my batteries with this abstract poppy painting.
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My contribution for @thebotanica_collective Week 84 was inspired by the lovely image of @jt_design on Instagram
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“The simplest pleasures are
sometimes the most extraordinary.”
– Edgar Allan Poe
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Singer Sargent's Lantern Girls
my version
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Do you know John Singer Sargent RA’s oil painting “Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose”, 1885 - 1886. Surely you do, it’s one of this Royal Academician’s most famous works. And this will be my version of it. I love the motive and learned a lot while working on it.
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In the scenery of spring,
nothing is better, nothing worse;
The flowering branches are
of themselves, some short, some long.
Ryōkan
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My huge thanks go to my photographer and artist friend Joost Heystek for his kind permission to use his lovely photo as inspiration.
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Inspired by our wonderful Fuerteventura holidays, and my newest patreon teacher Blanca Álvarez Sanchez.
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Sometimes we lost inspiration and motivation for painting, because of life's hick-ups. I'm sure all of us know exactly what I mean. To come back into the right mood to enjoy creating art, I know nothing better than the gorgeous loose style of Jean Haines. She's so generous that she offers some great free online tutorials at her art school and this painting is inspired by the last one. A fantastic lesson to paint Delphiniums.
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.Sometimes I need a really soft watercolor painting, only enjoying the beauty of nature, little flowers, a still life, a small animal. Do you know this feeling too?
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this is my first submission for Ali Cavanaugh's Patreon challenge #56 PLAY - Art Class of Ali Cavanaugh. Done on painting board primed with Qor Watercolor ground. I'm still struggling with this surface, the ability to lift up colors is very bad and hard to control. The positive thing is the wonderful structure overall.
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Not much time for painting, but some small autumn doodles must be done and so I've started with the Jack-o-Lantern-Flowers, which have taken over my garden at the moment - I love it!!
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I discovered this impressive place years ago and can't resist coming back and paint its full summer spirit.
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Preparing our garden for the spring season takes a lot of free time, but a small doodle must be for -> flower ABC at Jean Haines's Online Art School www.watercolourinspiration.com
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C is for Columbines -> flower ABC at Jean Haines's Online Art School www.watercolourinspiration.com
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C is for Clematis -> flower ABC at Jean Haines's Online Art School www.watercolourinspiration.com
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That's my entry for the "Mother's Day Bouquet" Challenge at Jean Haines's Online Artschool www.watercolourinspiration.com In Germany Mother's Day is always the 2nd Sunday in May while the garden is full of wonderful flowers.
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