This was a fun one. It came together quickly. I started with a stencil and acrylic paint. Next, I spattered more acrylic. I used matte medium and paper from my book of Shubert music. A gift from my good friend Christiane Drieling.
A wash of watercolor on the table, then on to the blooms. I pulled out a Liquitex paint pen. SO fun to work with. It has a chiseled tip, you can make thin or thick lines. I added layers of watercolor. More pen, more watercolor. The paint pen is surprisingly translucent. Top right you can still see some of the music notes.
The red is actually shiraz/deep magenta watercolor. It looks more of burnt deep orange in person. And it scanned as red. Some areas of that were too heavy, so I went back in with a wet brush and lifted the color, or diluted it. I like the messy look of that.
I used a Crayola purple gel pen to define the vase and horizontal line. Thank you Nelvia! And I finished with a white pencil, scribbled everywhere. Fun 🙂
Music and blossoms, who would ask for more? That little bit of sheet music collage offers a delightful element of visual surprise in your composition, Sheila!
So glad you enjoyed them Dotty 🙂
Love this happy painting, Sheila! The addition of the bits of collage music sheet really enhances the composition. This is the second time in two days I’m hearing about paint pens. I am going to have to try them. What lovely control you achieved yet with the looseness of paint.
Wow, thanks Laurelle 🙂 These pens are different. You can go to the Liquitex site and see them in action. I have smaller ones, but they have large pens that would be great for larger canvas work 🙂