Sad little bouquet
Posted: August 25, 2024 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: bouquet, flowers, sketchbook, watercolour sketch 26 CommentsThis started off as a sad big bouquet. Too many uninteresting leaves and too few flowers. Then it flopped and shrivelled and I trimmed it down to a sad little bouquet. But sometimes these arrangements are more fun to sketch. For example, the drooping flowers provide movement, the single red zinnia gives it a focus, and the preponderance of leaves gives it a unity of colour — all importance design elements in a sketch. Despite the sad character of this grouping, I will miss the wildness of summer flowers when autumn rolls around and I have to resort to grocery store bouquets again.
Lovely!! Is this little sketch all watercolor? or did you use some gauche or markers? Just lovely — that you saw the loveliness in it.
Irma, these are all watercolour. And a little pencil drawing first.
Aw, I think it’s a sweet little bouquet. You made it look pretty.
Lois, thanks so much!
So beautiful! Shari, you could make saltines look amazing if you painted a picture of them. Thank you so much for sharing your artwork and techniques with us! Be blessed
I really love this. It is so moving. My first husband recently died — a gentle, funny, multi-talented guy. My friend just lost her father and had to cross a continent to pay last respects. The beautiful summer is coming to a close. This painting speaks to all these things and more. Thank you!
Barbara, I am so sorry to hear of these losses. Thank you for having a look.
Seems happy to me😁
Great work as always 👍
Lori, I think my disappointment in paying money for what seems to be an inferior bouquet came across in my text. If I had collected these in a field, I guess they would seem fine but this was part of a subscription service of four bouquets that just did not seem to be worth the money.
What a cheery bouquet! I love it!
Thanks De!!
It looks happy!
I think it was just me and my disappointment with paying for this.
Shari, You make everything beautiful even a sad little bouquet 😊
Donna, thank you!!
Always like your flowers sketch.
Thanks!
This is a charming little painting. I would never have known you considered it sad without reading your explanation. That red flower is so perky and delightful. It’s a cheery way to start the day. Thanks!
Thanks Nessa!!
Not so sad after all. I love the red flower contrasted with the greenery.
Nothing wrong here that I can see! You always find the beauty in the most unlikely situations.
Denise
Thanks Denise. These were beautiful but just not what I was expecting, hence my disappointment when I received them.
I just came to say how I love your style. So simple but so complex and so uniquely yours.
Sharon, thanks so much for stopping by!!
I love that an artist can take ordinary or uninspiring elements in the world and transform them. Beautiful.
Betsy, thank you. This was definitely an uninspiring bouquet.