Paula Campbell Art

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Another Wildflower Riot

Day 22 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge. 6"x6" Watercolor. Had to try being a little wild and crazy again, for more fun.

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Wildflower Riot

Day 21 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days. 6"x6" Watercolor. I was ready for something loose and simple today--fun painting!

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Parrot

Day 20 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge. Watercolor, 6"x6". This guy was fun to paint--lots of fun colors!

Monday, January 19, 2015

Day 19 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days. Watercolor, 6"x6". This was a scene out our front door, over the housetops. Once again I used the American Journey Iridescent Watercolors--love the shimmer, which isn't very noticeable on the computer screen.

Sunday, January 18, 2015

Ice Prisms in the Moonlight 6"x6" watercolor

Day 18 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge. This is the other half of the paper I used on Day 14. This time a full moon and some color added to the "ice"--I used American Journey Iridescent watercolors for a little sparkle.
SOLD.

Saturday, January 17, 2015

Goldenrod 6"x6" watercolor

Day 17 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge. I love goldenrod in the fall--the beautiful bright golden yellow against the brilliant blue autumn sky. Some people think that goldenrod is the culprit in fall allergies--it's not! Ragweed is the thing that people are allergic to, but it's flower is small and insignificant and not easily seen, blooming at the same time as goldenrod. I had allergies for years, and there was always a poster in the different doctors' offices showing the difference between the two. So enjoy the beauty of goldenrod!

Friday, January 16, 2015

Chicory 6"x6" watercolor

Day 16 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge. Chicory is my favorite wildflower. It grows prolifically all up and down I-75 from Michigan to north Georgia. I've seen it in Virginia and North Carolina, visiting family, and in May I even saw it in Italy. In the midwest it literally grows like the weed it is. You see it along roadsides, where sometimes it is mowed down to a few inches high and it still blooms! Occasionally you'll see a white or pink variety, but the most common is blue, the prettiest blue I know. And it's where chicory coffee comes from. It's at its prettiest along the roadside and in fields, mixed with the white of Queen Anne's Lace. The blue is a real attention-getter, whether it's sunny or not.
This is the first time I've attempted to paint it. I'll have to work on finding the right blue. This one needs more contrast, I know. Both in the flower petals and in the negative space around it. I'll be trying again, in watercolors and oil and pastel.