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How to create colour harmony in flower paintings
When we create a flower paintings then we need to make sure that the flower, the leaves and also the background build a whole. We need to make sure that we create colour harmony.
The complete flower painting shouldn't look like a puzzle…
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Pink Apricot Rose with dark background – small watercolor painting
Rose Clair Renaissance VI, size 6"x6" (15x15 cm),
watercolor painting, copyright: Doris Joa
This is another small Rose painting. This pink apricot rose painting with a dark background is like a portrait of a rose. It is a painting of the…
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Pink Magenta Peony Painting in watercolor
I finished my Pink Peony Painting in watercolor. Or should I say better Magenta. The colour is so strong, that maybe Magenta or red would fit better. Size is 12"x12" and it is painted on stretched watercolor canvas.
Price: $130 plus $10 shipping…
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Gladiolas and a Pink Hibiscus
Beside my work on my new Rosesblog I have painted some small watercolors.
Some Gladiolas and a Pink Hibiscus. Both are having the size 5×7 inch. The Gladiolas are painted on hotpressed watercolor paper and the Hibiscus is painted…
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More small paintings
I am so late with posting here on my blog, so I have to show a bunch of new small paintings.
It is a great fun to paint small and to try things out. I am always struggling with the background, should I make him dark or light or busy or simple?…