Blue Irises by Ann Mortimer
Ann Mortimer

Blue Irises by

Watercolour with digital effects. Original watercolour painted with artists’ colours on Saunders Waterford 140lb cold pressed paper.

Someone bought this framed watercolour from me yesterday, the original version. It was for his wife on their 50th wedding anniversary. It was to be a surprise. Lucky lady, not necessarily to have my painting, you understand, but to have someone so thoughtful for a husband.

I like the softness that you get from the photo shop treatment and for cards and prints that’s often a bonus.
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iris, irises, flowers, blue, leaves

Comments

  • Bev  Wells
    Bev Wells6 months ago

    Lovely work Ann
    I love the combinattion of Purple and Green Munsell had it right about compliments !
    Love it
    The enhancement with digital effects works realy well -but the painting has to be worth the effects in the first place -and this definately is
    Happy Painting Bev

  • Ha! How did I get here without knowing about Munsell? But I did know about complementaries. :) Well I just take the ideas from good old mother nature…the purple against the grey green of the iris foliage…love it when they appear every year! Thanks Bev!

    – Ann Mortimer

  • mom23girls
    mom23girls6 months ago

    Lovely work!

  • Thank you so much mom!

    – Ann Mortimer

  • linskudd
    linskudd6 months ago

    Wow. Gorgeous. Love your work. :)

  • Thank you so much linskudd…it makes me very happy to know that!

    – Ann Mortimer

  • Corinne Pouzet
    Corinne Pouzet6 months ago

    C’est une peinture exceptionnelle !

  • Merci mille fois mon amie!

    – Ann Mortimer

  • Sally Griffin
    Sally Griffin6 months ago

    SOOO beautiful, Ann! Contrasts really add the “pop”!

  • Thanks Sally…I like it when you say it"pops"!

    – Ann Mortimer

  • JolanteHesse
    JolanteHesse6 months ago

    Beautiful work!

  • Thank you Jolante!

    – Ann Mortimer

  • FranEvans
    FranEvans6 months ago

    Well, I agree, what a nice husband. But he chose well, this is so beautiful! I love the play of light and shade!

  • It was a good story. He was standing in front of me in the queue at the garden centre with one of my cards that he’d chosen in his hand..I introduced myself, said I painted that! He subsequently went on my website and the rest is history! Thank you for your nice comment, Fran!

    – Ann Mortimer

  • Marilyn O'Loughlin
    Marilyn O'Loug...6 months ago

    Gorgeous xx

  • Thank you so much Marilyn! x

    – Ann Mortimer

  • BarbBarcikKeith
    BarbBarcikKeith6 months ago

    superb as always..

  • That’s nice of you to say…thank you!

    – Ann Mortimer

  • maggie326
    maggie3266 months ago

    Gorgeous watercolor Ann Beautiful colors

  • Thank you Maggie…I love the blue irises best of all, I think!

    – Ann Mortimer