Hydrangea

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Really lovely Carole. I've just painted my red hydrangea but there's no way I'm posting it next to your beauty :)

Posted by Val Kenyon on Mon 06 Aug 12:31:32

Amazing piece of work Carole!

Posted by Detlev Bucks on Mon 06 Aug 12:37:55

Beautiful Carole

Posted by Christine Towell on Mon 06 Aug 12:38:13

such amazing blending Carole, I do admire your botanical pieces this really does full justice to the Hydrangea head, nice one.

Posted by Malcolm Buckley on Mon 06 Aug 12:55:58

Lovely painting of a complicated flower well done Carole

Posted by Tao Barry on Mon 06 Aug 13:09:22

Wonderful flower as ever, Carole, beautiful blending colours. I'm waiting for your flowers calendar!

Posted by Cesare Romano on Mon 06 Aug 13:09:46

Wow! Hydrangeas are hard, and you have created a beautiful image of them!

Posted by Skylar Brown on Mon 06 Aug 13:37:36

I really like the black background you've used for your last couple of posts, Carole, it sets the flowers off so well. (I see you've suggested another coat of gouache - I always find it hard to get a really even coat of a dark colour in gouache or watercolour.)

Posted by Jenny Harris on Mon 06 Aug 14:07:23

Stunning!!!

Posted by Satu Vartiainen on Mon 06 Aug 14:46:22

Absolutely stunning. I so agree with Skylar's comment...hard to paint and I've killed two so far here...too hot for them! I agree too with Jenny's comment, really love your dark backgrounds. Makes the image leap out at you!

Posted by Thalia Stones on Mon 06 Aug 14:51:04

Beautiful!

Posted by Margaret Nisbet on Mon 06 Aug 15:17:50

Love the variation of colour on the petals. These are among my favourite flowers and I'm most upset that one of my hydrangea bushes has died. The single bloom against the black background gives it so much oomph Carole. Stunning.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Mon 06 Aug 15:34:38

Beautiful Carole. Love the colours.

Posted by Tony Wiggins on Mon 06 Aug 15:44:04

Lovely. Sadly my hydrangeas have all suffered in the drought conditions this year so lovely to see one!!

Posted by Rachel Owen on Mon 06 Aug 16:03:32

Absolutely stunning 😀

Posted by Linda Drury on Mon 06 Aug 18:40:29

amazing carole

Posted by anne cooper on Mon 06 Aug 19:41:00

Thank you all for so much encouragement I really appreciate it :)

Posted by Carole Swingler on Mon 06 Aug 19:42:19

Absolutely stunning colour and detail Carole.

Posted by Sandra Kennedy on Mon 06 Aug 21:51:41

Lovely work as even Carole.

Posted by Jim Morris on Mon 06 Aug 23:46:56

Stunning, Carole.

Posted by Seth Dalton on Tue 07 Aug 07:12:32

Such A beautiful flower Carole. I love the way you have graded the colours in the petals. Stunning coloured pencil work.

Posted by Carolyn Parkinson on Tue 07 Aug 07:33:24

Thank you Sandra, Jim Seth and Carolyn.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Tue 07 Aug 11:17:14

Totally fabulous Carole!

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Tue 07 Aug 18:53:04

Thanks so much for your generous comment Fiona.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Wed 08 Aug 06:18:45

Just gorgeous

Posted by DOROTHY WILSON on Wed 08 Aug 13:27:26

I saw this on POL Facebook page....it’s beautiful, Carole.

Posted by Ellen Mooney on Thu 09 Aug 16:05:18

Thanks Dorothy and Ellen very kind!

Posted by Carole Swingler on Thu 09 Aug 22:12:50

Hang on Studio Wall

06/08/2018

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Watercolour and watercolour pencil, black gouache background. Needs another coat of gouache I think.

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Carole Swingler

Self- taught artist, I have dabbled in watercolours for many years on and off. My first love is flower painting in watercolour. Now trying many different media including acrylic inks, gouache, all types of pencils to try loose-ish semi abstract images.

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