fantastically floral

gardening is one of those things that most people of my age (15) don't tend to enjoy, altho most much like me enjoy the products. flowers! There colour and shape make them ever the subject of pictures and paintings. They fascinate us with there complexities and beauty. 

many of these photos where takes in a flower market in London.

light on a lily pond

 

last summer i whet on a trip to France and when we where there we visited Monet's garden. it was one of the most beautiful places i have ever been and it gave me lodes of inspiration to do a painting so when i went home a started one and i documented its progress over the 6 months it was in progress.

i did this on an art program on my computer called art rage it is amazing!!
 but sadly i just took a photo of the screen.

                                            using the above pictures I began to paint...

then the proses of planing begins. first i use light pencil to out line and then I use a mix of thin watery acrylic and ink to block in some areas.

so here is the final result ... ohh and happy new year! ....