Finally- I'm finished with my sunflower!

So I finally finished my sunflower painting, really it's pretty much the same as on Friday, I just did touch ups here and there.....So, here it is now;

 I also actually managed to list it in Etsy; if you want to see more pictures of it, click here.  And here are pictures of it's progression for those of who may not have seen where I started with this......

from two weeks ago before I added the band of burgundy

original one day painting- I just don't think one day pieces are me!

 I also got this one listed...things have been so slow in Etsy lately, I've been forgetting to list new paintings!

Have a great day all, I'm off to start working on something for Paint Party Friday!
Stephanie

Paint Party Friday- Week 26

I'm late, I'm LATE for A very important date.....or rather, I'm late for this week's Paint Party Friday!  Better late than never, though- this is something I look forward to ALL week, so I'm just glad to be here! With Monday being a holiday and then spending the rest of the week trying to catch up on housework, taking care of sick children ad an ailing husband, I feel quite lucky to be here at all!
I only had a tiny window to paint, so I spent it trying to finish my sunflower...and I did, almost....it's pretty much done in my opinion except for a bit of tweaking here and there.  And I really glad I kept pushing and changing; because I feel like I'm getting closer and closer to my own style.
So here it is:

It's funny to me that once I get my art up on the monitor, I immediately see areas I want to touch up...here, the first thing that jumped out at me was the leaves need more contrast between that band of magenta and the cobalt background...other than that, and a few touch ups on the flower; I'm ready to call it "done"
Try to take a few minutes to visit the other folks at Paint Party Friday, it's always wonderful to see such a beautiful variety of art!
Cheers,
Stephanie

Paint Party Friday- Week 25

I know I'm writing this a little late, but I had computer problems all morning and was just now able to get on :)

For this week's Paint Party Friday, I'm sharing some changes I made to last week's sunflower.  I decided that I needed to make it a bit tighter and as I worked on it some more, I realized where it needs to be for me to call it "finished".....So here it is right now:

 Obviously it's not finished but I also decided I want to play with tape again and create a band of contrasting colors down the right side.  I really liked the burgundy I had in there last week, just now the WAY I had it placed, so the band will most likely be predominately in burgundies- I might even have that part of the sunflower be one of those that have strips of russet mixed in with the yellow.  I'm really trying to find a happy medium between my really tight style and my looser style that combines imagination (even if it's only through the use of color ;)) with attention to detail......so more on that next week.  In the meantime, be sure to stop by Paint Party Friday- there's always so much beautiful art to admire!
Happy Friday!
Stephanie