Thank You so much 30

Hi there! I hope you are having a great weekend! Today I have a couple of very different projects to share. First up is a card that I made for my dear husband. I'm joining along with this week's PTI Make It Monday challenge where the challenge is to create a masculine project featuring PTI florals.

I made a rather clean and simple card for my dear husband Scott who has been making custom size frames for my painting projects :)

 My card features stamped flowers from the PTI stamp Botanical Silhouette stamp set:

For sketch inspiration, I'm joining along with the current Freshly Made Sketches sketch challenge:

It's Day 23 of 30 in 30:

Today I have a 24" x 24" painting to share featuring pretty sunflowers that were inspired by Nancy Medina's Sunflowers and Strawberries DVD:

Here's my first attempt that I shared awhile ago when I was practicing on an 11" x 14" canvas panel:

I purchased the video knowing that I needed to paint  a few larger paintings to hang in our front door entry way. I got up the courage to give it a try again on a larger scale. 
As the canvas is drying, Scott is in the process of making a custom floating frame for this larger painting and a few others ;)

I'm linking my painting to the current Paint Party Friday link up:

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Be Sweet ;)

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brilliant peonies 19

Hi there! It's week 3 already of a 5 week painting e-course that I am currently taking presented by one of my favorite impressionistic floral artists, Nancy Medina. This week, we are learning how to paint brilliant peonies. Here's my first attempt on a 12" x 12" canvas:

I really enjoy painting and I'm determined to improve my skills but I have to admit, it's seems like I'm going nowhere fast! Practice, practice, practice just like anything else...

Here's what the "under painting" looked like in the transparent layer stage before applying the opaque paints:

I'm linking this painting to Paint Party Friday:

Thanks so much for stopping by ~ I hope you have a great week!
Be Sweet ;)

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Yellow Roses 28

Hi! I hope you are having a great weekend! Today I have an 8" x 8" oil painting to share featuring yellow roses. I'm trying to take the time to practice painting but sometimes it just doesn't happen.

I'm enjoying the process as I practice in search of my own style. This painting combines strokes and techniques inspired by two of my favorite floral artists: Gary Jenkins and Nancy Medina. 

 For color inspiration, I'm joining along with the Color Throwdown:

and I'm also linking to Paint Party Friday:

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Be Sweet ;)

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