Thanks to my friend Jessie, the library on campus was hosting a stress break/painting break for faculty, staff and students today. He organized a get together in the center of the library atrium and provided live plants, reference books, watercolors, paper and brushes for anyone who wanted to take a break from their normal day.
I used my own materials, and had a great time forgetting for an hour that I was supposed to be at work. What I give you is a small representation of the flowers that were in front of me. I've no idea what kind of flowers they are.
I didn't draw the flowers or the vase before I jumped in and started painting. With simple things like this, where I don't have to be exact to paint a flower, I like to do it all freehand. I't not like painting a building or a boat or something where if I get an edge crooked, the whole painting looks off. I guess I cold have screwed up the vase, but seem to have done ok with that. Looking at it now, I wish i had given a little more time to defining the leaves, especially where they all come together, but all in all, not too bad.
Jessie is hosting another get together next Wednesday, so, barring any tragic events, I'm gonna be back there next week. In fact with spring and summer just around the corner, I'm gonna be able to get out and paint more and more. Hopefully, I'll keep with it and have plenty of paintings to post. Thanks for the views. Hope you enjoyed it.
