Illustration Friday - "The Blues"


I immediately thought of clusters of blue flowers in many different shades of blue. Mixing the different shades in watercolor, however, presented another challenge. I found myself coming up with lots of teal shades. I'll have to work on mixing the blues. Happy weekend all.

Comments

NANCY LEFKO said…
just beautiful...I love the pansies !
September 28, 2007 at 3:43 PM
studio lolo said…
so pretty! Blue flowers are my favorites!
September 28, 2007 at 4:12 PM
Ginger*:) said…
Your blues make me happy !
September 28, 2007 at 4:37 PM
valerie walsh said…
blue is really a joy to paint with and i have discovered that all the shades of blue work well together, like in your painting!
September 28, 2007 at 5:06 PM
Anonymous said…
What a wonderfully happy illustration. . .Nice change, as there are sooo many not so happy blue illustrations this time. . .mine included.
September 28, 2007 at 8:57 PM
Anonymous said…
It reminds me of vintage English wallpaper or the pioneer textiles for dresses. Very beautiful.
September 29, 2007 at 8:13 AM
Designing Fairy said…
It's a teal blue! Fun watercolor sketch.
September 29, 2007 at 9:25 AM
soulbrush said…
just found this, what sweet little drawings, so feminine.
September 29, 2007 at 2:56 PM
Roberta said…
Very pretty. Blue can be happy too!
September 29, 2007 at 4:21 PM
Ronald J. Llanos said…
thanks for the nice comments!
September 29, 2007 at 5:31 PM
ELLA ELVIANA said…
yep, just like sherry rogers said, i like the happiness in this blues instead of the sad.
September 29, 2007 at 8:54 PM
artofandrewdaniel said…
This looks like it was so fun to make!
October 5, 2007 at 11:57 PM
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