Saturday, 30 January 2016

2016 Day 30

Well here it is! The end of the 30 Paintings in 30 Days challenges hosted by Leslie Saeta. My final painting continues the flower theme with a reference from my garden.
Purple Cone Flowers
Once again I have used watercolor paper with my acrylic paints, letting the colors mix a bit on the paper so there is a wide variety of shades in the petals. I like the soft distant background and think it makes a nice balance with the sharp petals and stronger colors of the foreground

"Purple Cone Flowers" is an unframed 7 x 10 acrylic on watercolor paper.


The challenge has been an adventure. I learned a number of things and stepped out of my comfort zone a few times. The beginning of the month was rather frantic as I had a number of commitments and had to fit the painting and blogging in when I could. I cursed myself a number of time for joining the challenge but I feel that I managed to pull through and acquit myself with reasonable style.

It is always wonderful to see the work of other artists and find new artists to follow. I hope those who checked out my blog enjoyed my work and I hope that they will add my blog to their email list so they can follow me all the time.




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10 comments:

  1. Sheila30 January 2016 at 16:03

    This is wonderful Val. And I am so glad that you were able to do the challenge. I love seeing your work and reading your thoughts. Congratulations!

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    1. Mellowood Gallery30 January 2016 at 16:16

      Thanks Sheila, I am trying to catch up with your posts and will comment there but I really appreciate the comments you have made on my work this month. thanks for stopping by.

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  2. Laurie Mueller31 January 2016 at 05:04

    I love cone flowers, and these are great! Congratulations, Sheila!!

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    1. Mellowood Gallery31 January 2016 at 07:49

      Thanks Laurie - I think you have too many friend you are following getting me and Sheila mixed up - lol

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  3. Nelvia31 January 2016 at 05:48

    Congratulations you did it!!! It is always a great experience and you do learn a lot and create a lot but it is a little crazy. You handled it beautifully through thick and thin. I hope you keep doing this floral series as they are quite eye catching. Take a breather and can't wait to see what you do next. Enjoyed so much watching your creativity and appreciated your thoughts and encouragement too.

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    1. Mellowood Gallery31 January 2016 at 07:52

      Thanks Nelvia. I will definitely take a breather but I have no idea where my artistic journey will go from here - I am thinking about taking a class to 'burn' stencils - lol. Always something to explore!

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  4. Joan Tavolott31 January 2016 at 06:56

    Val, congratulations on completing the challenge...and ending with a beauty! It was fun to follow your work on a mostly daily basis. You did some really lovely work. Thanks for following my progress too. What do you plan to do next? lol

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    1. Mellowood Gallery31 January 2016 at 07:54

      Thanks so much Joan. One of the best parts of the challenge is finding and 'meeting' new artists. I have enjoyed following you as well. Next? I have plans for some more of my quilling art - after a bit of a break.

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  5. Win Dinn, Artist31 January 2016 at 07:02

    Congratulations on your accomplishment, Val - well done on all counts!

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    1. Mellowood Gallery31 January 2016 at 07:56

      Thanks Win, I enjoyed it but will enjoy the break too. Thanks for checking in so often.

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