I guess I can't get enough of peonies. I'll be doing some more renditions of this beauty but in watercolor next. These flowers remind me of ballerinas. They gloriously leap up in their bright tutus and then gracefully touch ground again in the slightest rain storm. Wish mine would bloom...I had to tresspass into our neighbor's yard with my camera to grab some photo references...An artist has to do what an artist has to do...
Thank you Angela! And thank you for stopping by! Yes, I have many photo references to put together a watercolor rendition of these beauts. but for now I'm obsessed with another miniature painting. This one is of one of my favorite waterfalls in Starved Rock State Park, IL. I hope I can do this magical place justice!
I grew up in culturally diverse San Francisco Bay Area and indulged in all forms of creative venues varying from music and dance to rich visual treats at museums.
I earned a BFA in Graphic Design at CCA and relished in the fine arts and design courses offered there. I graduated just before the dawn of computer graphics applications and have always felt blessed to be one of the last students taught the disciplines of exacting, hands-on skills required of the pre-computerized field. We were trained to apply strict adherence to detail and almost Zen-like focus on precise execution. This disciplined arts oriented ideology has influenced my approach not only to what I do in the studio but to life in general.
Of course, I have learned computer graphics applications since. I would be deceiving myself if I didn’t embrace one of the most amazing and flexible tools available to the modern day artist/designer. I only hope my work reflects that of carefully thought out artistry and evokes sentiments of beauty and balance as good design is meant to do. Hopefully my passion for thought provoking art coupled with love of the outdoors brings you visual contentment and joy.
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This is so pretty! Can't wait to see it in watercolor - those shadows and soft oranges would be so fun to do!
Thank you Angela! And thank you for stopping by! Yes, I have many photo references to put together a watercolor rendition of these beauts. but for now I'm obsessed with another miniature painting. This one is of one of my favorite waterfalls in Starved Rock State Park, IL. I hope I can do this magical place justice!
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