by Susan Irving
I am not normally into doing florals, as I really seem to have trouble with them (no patience for petals?) But having watched local artist Cynthia Gatien paint one, I became inspired to give it a try.
Being still somewhat restricted in my choice of medium by Freddie kitten, I chose to experiment with a painting app. I have not given them titles as they are merely experimental.
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Love these! Color is almost florescent! Great experimentation.
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Thank you Olga. The colour choices on this app are marvelous indeed.
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Great colours for this time of year. I love the first one with daisys.
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Thank you, Carol!
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These are so joyful! Such a beautiful lead up to Spring. It is February already after all.
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Thank you Lynne. I think we all all longing for spring and the warmth and colour it brings.!
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I really like these Susan, so colorful!
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Thank you, Janet!
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Lovely and exuberant! Well done. I like the way you treated the backgrounds, gives lots of depth. Looks like you had fun doing these.
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Thank you Alison. I did have a lot of fun doing them.
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Your flowers are beautiful, love the colours and it does make you look forward to spring!!
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Thank you Tina!
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Very colourful Susan. Makes one think of Spring. If this is a new medium for you – my question is: Does it give a much satisfaction as painting?
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It does give as much satisfaction, Milo. It is a lot of fun to experiment and learn other ways of colour mixing, not to mention a great exercise in eye/ hand dexterity, as I am using a mouse to “paint” with as opposed to a stylus. An added bonus is that I am not left with a mess to clean up or lots of extra paintings lying about. All the paintings are saved on the app and it is possible to leave them for weeks, months, even years and still go back to them if I want to make any changes. I will also be able to use what I have learned for future use on my real canvases etc.
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Wow! These are beautiful and so enticing! Spring must be on the way 🙂
You mentioned that these are done with a painting app – is it something that a non-painter could try (and maybe learn from)?
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I think that it might help a bit to be a painter, but not really necessary. The beauty is that it costs nothing in supplies or materials, there is no messy cleanup and the app is free and does give you some instruction. “Fresh Paint is an app for the Windows 10 interface that lets you draw or retouch images on your PC. Looking just like it fits into the Windows 10 interface, Fresh Paint is an aesthetically pleasing painting app that’s easy enough for children to use, but provides enough features to please older users.” I think it is a fun and constructive way to spend time, especially during the winter when one does not wish to be outside a lot.
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