Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Illustration Friday Surrender

Hi guys this week has been rather busy as I'm one of many people taking part in OWOH which is a massive blog event. Be sure to scroll down to that post as I'm having a giveaway and anyone with an active blog worldwide is able to enter.



So I have had this piece sitting on my desk for a couple of days and thought I'd better show you before I missed this weeks prompt. 'Surrender' for me this week was all about letting my paint brush decide what I wanted to paint and push myself a little and step outside the box. I tend to do alot of figurative paintings and pretty ladies etc and this time I wanted to do something that I wasn't so confident with which is flowers. I took a photo of a beautiful rose in my back yard and used that for reference. And the funny thing is the painting turned out completely different!! I'm now thinking of painting a series of flower paintings!

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12 comments:

  1. TiffanyFebruary 2, 2011 at 2:31 PM

    I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  2. EVAFebruary 2, 2011 at 3:02 PM

    Oh Nicola this is stunning!!! Love the black background, it makes the rose POP!

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  3. Julia ChristieFebruary 3, 2011 at 5:17 AM

    I love this painting and It is so recognizable as your work which is great! Good for you for stretching yourself!

    Smiles

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  4. JessFebruary 3, 2011 at 6:49 AM

    It's beautiful Nicola :) x

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  5. Cathy BuetiFebruary 3, 2011 at 8:05 AM

    Nicola this is gorgeous!! Fantastic color palette! :)

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  6. Doreen GFebruary 3, 2011 at 9:14 AM

    Hi Nicola
    Thanks for dropping by my blog today-it is nice to know that another Canberran is doing OWOH.
    I love your artwork you are very talented.
    Regards Doreen

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  7. PennyFebruary 3, 2011 at 10:01 AM

    Well done Nic - glad to see you stretching yourself. Love that you're setting yourself new challenges. Beautiful rose and VERY you! :o) xxx

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  8. poppylockeFebruary 8, 2011 at 12:51 AM

    Gorgeous rose, and really striking colours! You should definitely do a series of flower paintings!

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  9. LaurenFebruary 8, 2011 at 4:53 AM

    The rose is so beautiful, those can be tricky to do! You did a wonderful job and I would love to see more flower paintings from you :) ~Lauren

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  10. Art by Darla KayFebruary 9, 2011 at 7:44 AM

    Nicola, this is fantastic! I love that you push yourself to try new things, isn't it fun? Great job!!

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  11. Jaime HaneyFebruary 9, 2011 at 8:15 AM

    Well I think flowers are gonna be your next big thing! You are great at them! I love the color choices here, great job!!

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  12. Joyful Art StuffFebruary 12, 2011 at 9:03 AM

    Hi Nicola - thanks for visiting my blog! I think you will do very well at the markets with your pendant necklaces - they are very unique and wonderful. And your paintings - i love them. Enjoy the OWOH journey. Joyce

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