SPRING FLOWER STUDIES

This is a post from my archives, added to my new blog with it’s original post date – 8th April 2020…

Spring is springing very beautifully in my little corner of the world. You can’t lockdown spring! Above are some Buttercup and Forget-Me-Not studies in watercolour. They were painted on Arches Bright White paper, NOT surface, 300 gsm. The paper was torn into 10 cm x 19 cm strips.

I used Daniel Smith’s Cobalt Blue for the Forget-Me-Nots, plus a little Cobalt Violet Deep and some Hansa Yellow Medium. Just quick loose studies, trying to capture the essence of the flowers rather than detailed botanical studies.

Buttercups – weeds or wild flowers? What ever your view, they add a vibrant splash of colour to the environment. For the buttercup flowers I used Hansa Yellow Medium and Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue; for the stems I used Olive Green.

Beautiful pink Blossom seen on my daily walk. I used DS Quinacridone Rose for the flowers and Undersea Green for the stems. Again, keeping them simple, not too much detail.

I kept all these spring flower studies simple, trying to adopt a “less is more” approach. I loved painting these – they were so much fun to do and a valuable part of my watercolour journey.