even though the calendar says it’s officially spring, as i look at my studio window everything is covered in fresh snow because we had a big winter storm here earlier this week. {insert sad face here} it’s hard to believe that last year at this time it was in the 80s and i was able to break out my favorite sandals... oh, i miss them...
in order to get out of my “it doesn’t feel like spring yet" funk, i decided to paint me some spring! (sidenote: yes mom, i know that is a grammatically incorrect statement.)
i thought it’d be fun to share the step-by-step painting process. i’ve done this sort of thing in my book and in magazine articles, but i’m not so sure i’ve ever done one for you here! i feel a new series coming on... :)
okay, here it goes... my guide to spring flowers painting from start to finish!
i had a specific vision in my head of what i wanted as the focal point- loose spring-like flowers with stems, inspired by some freesia that a thoughtful friend had gifted me, but i just couldn’t get it right. so, i decided to try to let go of that vision and wait for more inspiration to strike... luckily, while folding and organizing some old clothes of ada’s, i found what i wanted! one of my favorite little dresses of ada’s (1) was photocopied (2) and enlarged, then i traced (3) and tweaked the image a bit. from there i used transfer paper (4)to add it to my painted background.
phew! it’s done! i spent A LOT of time on this one and it was actually hard to let it go... but i really like how it finally turned out!
two important things -
*today is the last chance to get in on the spring newsletter... it’s going out tomorrow! if you are at all interested in my workshops, you won’t want to miss the news, so be sure to sign on up here!
*also, do you want to see more of these sorts of painting process posts here? (say that 5 times fast!) anything else you are wishing for? let me know in the comments! thanks!
happy weekend! xoxo *s
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