Hellebore and Peonies

Happy Monday! The top painting is of Lenten Roses, also called Hellebore, or Christmas Rose in Japan. The lower one is of peonies, and was displayed at Art all Night this year. It was a pretty fun event- there was quite a range of artists who contributed, and it really had a great community feeling. I'm not sure if other cities do similar things, but it's definitely worth checking out! Also I am meeting with a lady later this week who is interested in buying the peonies painting, which is pretty exciting.

Pink Blooms

Finally, the weather is warming up! I thought I would dig out some colored inks to see how I liked them. This pink is actually called 'scarlet,' and I don't know how I feel about it yet. I don't like that it's mislabeled, that's for sure.

Suit Sketches

Part of my mission to make art again involves forcing myself to make anything at all, sketches, anything, just to get back in the habit. Half the reason I stopped drawing was because I'm too much of a perfectionist so this is probably good for me.

 

I'm not quite sure where the faceless men in suits came from, but they appear to be here to stay. I just love suits.

 

 

More polished work is forthcoming.

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[caption id="attachment_7" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Peony, 2012[/caption]

Hello and welcome! This is largely a test as I figure out the layout and theme, but I may as well begin with some art. Ink and watercolor peonies- a sketch from last year.