Lily/Lotus - Watercolour Pencil
Watercolour Pencil on Watercolour Paper
I was inspired by a fellow RBer to do an exercise whereby you draw or paint the same image in 5 or 6 different media. My original Waterlily/Lotus drawing in coloured pencil is one I was very pleased with, i loved the image and colours, and so I have now done a series of 6 paintings/drawings of this image. It was really great to challenge and extend myself by using different media especially those I was not familiar with using.
This one is in Watercolour pencil.
I would love your feedback on all six of these paintings, which do you like best? Why?
2009
Lily/Lotus - Watercolour Pencil belongs to the following groups:
Floral Watercolours! and Still lifes with Nature , All About Flowers and Painted Florals! Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints
Virginia McGowan
superb Alexandra fabluous rnedering of w/c pencils.
Alexandra Felgate replied
Thank you Ginny!!!
Susan Kimball
This one is happy and upbeat-light!
Alexandra Felgate replied
Yep! I think its my favourite!! i am hoping to get them all framed and hang them together somewhere in my house (even though I am fast running out of wall space!)
really pleased you like them Susan, and thanks very much for the feedback, its really appreciated!
Linda Callaghan
love this one the flower in the watercolour pencil is glowing…too close to pick a favourite! can I pick all of them :-D
Alexandra Felgate replied
LOL, thanks Linda! I think I have two or three favourites! This one, the original pencil one, and the felt tip one!!
Orla Cahill
Stunning image Alexandra. Gorgeous colours. And I love the way you outline things. :)
Alexandra Felgate replied
Thanks Orla….interesting you have favourited my own favourite of these Lily/Lotus drawings.
genevievem
I like this one, the colours and textures are so lovely. It has a floaty look but is still strongly coloured. What a great idea about the different media thing!!!!
Alexandra Felgate replied
Thank you Genevieve, I think this is probably my favourite! It was SO much fun, and so challenging to do this series, I would highly recommend it to anyone!!
Adam Gormley
Hi Alexandra, this is so beautifully done, I love the shades of colours you used here, so natural!
Alexandra Felgate replied
Thank you so much Adam, its one of my favourites in the series!!
MoonSpiral
For some reason I was drawn to this one first….probably the richness of the colors, especially the deep violet color. I love lotus flowers though and all of these are gorgeous!!!
Alexandra Felgate replied
Thank you very much MoonSpiral! I agree the depth of colour in this one is attractive, probably my favourite in the series. Thrilled you like it xx
danita clark
They are all gorgeous :=)
this one jumped at me,
maybe the translucent nature of the watercolour, the deep colour in background…
Alexandra Felgate replied
Thanks you so much Danita! This is the only one I have actually framed, its hanging in my bedroom at the moment….very pleased you like it too! (I love that translucent effect you get with watercolour pencils)
Robert Burns
nice work…very well done…:)
Alexandra Felgate replied
Thank you very much Robert!! Appreciate you stopping by!
cardiocentric
ahhh! so this is what watercolor pencil is SUPPOSED to look like. absolutely beautiful. i love the contrast of the flower to the surroundings, and the focal point is uplifting. i figured out my error – not using watercolor paper. :/ whodathunk?
Alexandra Felgate replied
Thanks for your kind comment Lee! Certainly using watercolour paper or something with a good rough texture makes watercolour pencil much easier to use!! You gain more control over what you are doing. I only use very cheap watercolour sketchbooks, but they still give a good result! Keep playing with them, I’d very much like to see your work with them continue!!
fesseldreg
Like this one best – so vibrant and full of life – fabulous colours, as always! :)
Alexandra Felgate replied
Thanks for your comments….I like this one best too!!
Marilyn Baldey
Lovely work.
Alexandra Felgate replied
Thank you so much Marilyn :)
Sorina Williams
one of my favourites of yours!!
Alexandra Felgate replied
Thank you very much Sorina!! It is one of my favourites too!
Lynsye Medalia
7th place! :)
Alexandra Felgate replied
Wow, I’m honoured tahnks!!
Sticky Flower 13 days ago
I think this one is my fave, and the gouache one. They have a stained glass feel about them. Now do a collage one :-P
Alexandra Felgate replied 13 days ago
I’ve come to the conclusion its my favourite too! Glad you like the gouache one as well, as I felt it wasn’t very well handled (its an unfamiliar medium for me!) so that makes me feel quite chuffed!!
Ooh, a collage one, what a marvellous idea!!!!!!!! That is now definitely on my list of works to do…..thanks!!!!