Thursday, March 13, 2008

Watercolor challenges by Art by Erika


"Solo Rose" ACEO / 2.5x3.5 inches
Hello from the absentee! Here is my submission for "Life Springs" and Red Flower challenges HAHAHAHA! I know, I'm such a cheater! Spring is coming so sloooowly this year to Northwest Arkansas. My daffodils and other bulbs are like children stubbornly pulling their covers over them for a longer slumber. But this was based on my photos from my garden last spring before the last cold snap disrupted many happily blooming plants. I sure hope mother nature will be kinder this year as I did lose some well loved items.

Red? Well in my opinion this meant to be red rose is not a very good representation of the subject but it was hard to sacrifice "pretty" to achieve a more solid red. Perhaps I shouldn't have chosen a backlit subject. *rolls eyes*

5 comments:

Kathy Jurek said...

So is that what the red flower talk was all about? I knew I had missed something. Pretty, Erika!

Art By Erika said...

It's the not red flower Kathy lol Where's yours? Where's yours? You have to talk about what how you used the colors :)

Theresa Taylor Bayer said...

That's really nice Erika! What red is that?

Art By Erika said...

It's Permanent Rose, Win Red and Aliz Crimson - thanks T! :) SAy what did you use for yours?

Theresa Taylor Bayer said...

cad red med, I'm hooked on it plus alizarin