Winter is still here but for some reason Spring is already in my heart.
I wanted to create a painting that shows love, young just started love.
Fresh beginning of a deep bond.
It was clear from the start, this was going to be a colorful painting! Lots of flowers and light!
For this painting I used a 30 x 50 normal canvas and acrylic paint.
Oh and a pencil to sketch the couple!
I made this painting while listening to some nice celtic tunes on youtube and I managed, again, to get more paint in than on the canvas! I swear I am a todler when my brushes are in the game!
I had a lot of fun while painting this and it made me happy to see the end result. Like I have said many times before, I am far from a detailed artist and doing this was a challenge. I like to try my hand at a challenge at times because I think that I can always learn by doing. I am not the best in painting humans, faces or portraits but I am getting better!
Not that I think I could paint someones face atm... They might end up looking like a half smurf/ half human.... But one day I shall master it! ( Give or take 35 years, 23 weeks and 4 days..)
Progress pictures.
I made the back ground first! I used white, blue and purple and a dash of pink. I started with the darker colors at the sides and worked towards more light in the middle. If you use darker colors at the sides you will pull the eye of the one watching the painting towards the middle because your eyes are pulled towards the light. You can always choose where you want to pull the attention to and in this case I wanted it down and in the middle.
After I waited about an hour for the back ground to dry I started to paint the trees. I used burned sienna ( brown ) Because it's still a bit abstract you don't have to make the perfect tree. You want to hint and most of the branches will be covered later anyways. For the flowers I used cotton ear tips... Yupp Not brushes... I just took a bunch of them in my hand, dipped them into the paint and started to push them against the canvas color for color. Starting with the darkest one and ending with the lightest. This way you create more depth in your painting!
When the trees and flowers dried up I used a pencil to make a light sketch of the couple on the painting. As you can see I changed a few things here and there when I used the paint. I also made an umbrella because I wanted to be HIP! LOL... I dunno, when I saw all those umbrella paintings online I always said I wanted to make one so.... I added un umbrella because why not! It can rain in spring! :D
All in all, this painting took me about 3 hours and around $5.00
I can keep the cost low because I buy cheap canvas in bulk and same with the paint! So, if you might try something like this the cost might be higher.
“I wish I could show you, when you are lonely or in darkness, the astonishing light of your own being.” ~Hafiz
My name is @poeticsnake, a creative writer and dreaming poet!
A wandering soul searching for new paths to walk on!
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The painting is very nice and the participant amazing
You are really awesome. All of them are beautiful. I admire your drawings. I do the oil painting, please check it out :) https://steemit.com/art/@mamalatte/soyut-yagli-boya-tablolarim-1 @poeticsnake
Your work is also very beautiful. Your explanations are wonderful.... @mamalate
Thank you so much :) @mrskatie
That is your another amazing work... shows you are great on any art branch.. I am amazed! Just Amazed! Happily upvoted and resteemed!
i like your post.amazing painting @poeticsnake. thanks for your painting photo sharing.
Lovely artwork about love. Nicely color, feeling of spring. Love the umbrella :) Yes little bit rain matched perfectly. Upvoted happily.
The painting is very nice and the participant amazing
Fascinating art as always, congrats my friend! Maybe you can share video of your painting with us :)
May I ask you something? Could you please review my last post and give me recommendation? Thakns in advance.
Have a nice day!
Great post! Come with me!
What a wonderful work! I would like to paint as good as you :) Keep going, you are doing very well.
@poeticsnake, Wow...Such a fabulous painting work. Its most stunning flowering lovers. You nicely shown us painting progress. Awesome and skillful. I guess you're really enjoying with painting. But must need to be patience for fabulous art work. Salute for your effort.
Pretty attractive painting work. Is this water color or oil color painting? However outstanding finishing.
Amazing painting of love and a Fresh beginning of a deep bond...nice one
Anyway Highly appreciated one.Amazing creativity @poeticsnake. I looked your painting its so lovely and I really loved it. Is this your interesting thing(hobby)?
Great detail about the art!
You are not a great artist yet
But you are a great art teacher already!
I really like. very beautiful. :))
Your tables are awesome... Very beatiful.
Love is in the air! And what a way to share it! Lovely painting, @poeticsnake.
love it, by the way , here some trees are staring to reborn I mean new leaves ,
It made me smile to see this sweet sensitive work. :) Innocent, expectant, and open. Very nice Mylady.