Painted Blossoms: Creating Expressive Flower Art with Mixed Media

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A little tip: while painting with watercolors, make sure not to add too much water to the paint. If the paint is too diluted, it’ll be difficult to control, and you’ll likely end up with a mess on your hands. 7. Painting Poppies with Textures – Poppy Flower Painting

Since this painting is not exactly realistic, you can play with different shades. Try painting a bright object for contrast, such as an apple. Remember, it’s an abstract painting so there’s no need for accuracy. In fact, the more creative you get, the better it will look. Alternatively, you can use a different texture for each poppy. For instance, you could try using a hairy brush for one poppy and a spongy brush for another. Three Japanese prints of blossom, all from the collection of Vincent and Theo van Gogh, left to right: Utagawa Kunisada’s A Flower Game in the Garden (1830s); Utagawa Hiroshige’s The Outskirts of Koshigaya in Musashi Province (1858); and Hiroshige’s Ishiyakushi: The Yoshitsune Cherry Tree near the Noriyori Shrine (1855) Ruffled Daisy has prepared a simple tutorial that shows how to paint a flower the easy way. Grab your colors, create tiny works of art, and display these beauties throughout the warmer months, in gallery walls, or in nurseries. 22. Lavender Flower Painting

Using a large canvas will also yield nicer-looking painting that will require less accuracy on your side. 19. Alcohol Ink Flower Paintings This gorgeous painting looks like the artist decided to drop several cans of paint on a white canvas. The result is an abstract flower that’s sure to make a statement. Get your signed copy of Painted Blossoms: Creating Expressive Flower Art with Mixed Media! This book shares mixed media and acrylic painting techniques to create endless possibilities with color, form and texture in the style of popular modern artists today. This painting is made of various short brush strokes in different colors and sizes; the idea is to create a sense of petals. If you’re having trouble picturing it, just take a look at the reference photo. As you can see, the petals are roughly the same size and shape. Now start painting the flowers. Remember to use different colors for each petal and to vary the brushstrokes.

He Weipu 何維樸 (1842–1922 or 1844–1925), 1 column in clerical script and 2 columns in semi-cursive script, undated (on brocaded album cover): Don’t be afraid to experiment with various techniques and mediums, too. If you’re feeling extra adventurous, try using watercolors instead of oils; you’d be surprised by the varying outcome. 13. Short Brush Stroke Petals – Abstract Flower Painting If you have a tree in blossom in your garden, why not give it a go and apply the same steps detailed in this demonstration to your very own subject? Otherwise, feel free to use my reference photograph, below, or even take your own reference during one of your walks. I produced this painting en plein air in my garden looking directly at the subject. I am a strong advocate for painting outdoors. If this is new to you, I recommend you give it a try, as it is one of the best ways to enjoy the richness of the colours surrounding you.Another good idea is to go easy on the accents; if you darken the leaves and branches too much, you might end up with a much-sharped image than you’ve intended. 18. Abstract Flower Paintings with Color Splash Bailey has written a number of other bestselling books, including The Sunflowers Are Mine: The Story of Van Gogh's Masterpiece (Frances Lincoln 2013, available in the UK and US ), Studio of the South: Van Gogh in Provence(Frances Lincoln 2016, available in the UK and US ), Starry Night: Van Gogh at the Asylum (White Lion Publishing 2018, available in the UK and US ) and Van Gogh’s Finale: Auvers and the Artist’s Rise to Fame (Frances Lincoln 2021, available in the UK and US ). Bailey's Living with Vincent van Gogh: the Homes and Landscapes that Shaped the Artist (White Lion Publishing 2019, available in the UK and US ) provides an overview of the artist’s life. The Illustrated Provence Letters of Van Gogh has been reissued (Batsford 2021, available in the UK and US ). This beautiful painting flower bouquet idea can be easily recreated with oil paints. You’ll need a canvas, some oil paints, and a few brushes.