Monarch & Wild roses

This  is an 8x10 painting I did while waiting for layers to dry on my portrait of Molly

Front Garden

This watercolor I finished last week. It is 8x10 .
If you wish to see the steps in it let me know.

Peony & Lace Step 6 ? Finished

In this step I have removed the masking from the Queen Anne Lace and highlighted the petal tips by scratching them out.
I still may add some shadow in the lace but I don't want to overwork it so I will wait for awhileand just keep looking at it.

Peony & Lace Step 5

In this step I have built up the color so far that I have now scrubbed out highlights to show we are looking down into the center of an open Peony that is Pink and pale Yellow.

Peony& Lace Step 4

In this step I continue to build up the color.

Peony & Lace Step 3

This step has been achieved by many layers of greens, blues and some yellows. I am now trying to build depth by putting in my dark's for contrast. I have used some negative painting which I am not really comfortable with yet.

Peony & Lace Step 2

In step two I have started to define the greens os the leaves,stems and background.

Peony & Lace WIP Step1

Step 1 is the sketch of Peony 7 Lace with masking over the Queen Anne's lace to preserve the white flowers. My plan for this painting is to do the background firs tand leave the peony until last.

Iris Finished

Added a few finishing touches and the Iris is completed.

Iris Step3

Back to working on the Iris. Her I have just continued layering color and defining the shadows in the flowers and the grass.

Iris Step2 (see July's Post step 1)

I have just got back to working on this Iris Painting. You can look back to July on my blog to see Step 1.
Tonight I have gone over a lot of the lemon yellow under painting with various greens to start the foliage. I have used Hookers green and Perylene green as well as combining Hookers green and Lemon yellow on the palette before putting it to paper.
The Iris is painted using washes of alizarin , permanent rose and ultramarine blue in various combinations of concentrations.
I am now debating going in with ink or leaving pure watercolor. Stay Tuned!!
Coming up for locals to the Quispamsis area I am planning an Open house Art,Jewelry and Christmas decorations sale at my home Sat. Nov. 19th.
Still time to book those commissions for Christmas. What a great gift an original painting!! All I need is a good photo.

Asian Lily @ Bloomin Artist

This is one of the paintings I did in Mrs McLeods garden in Hampton during Bloomin Artist. On site we artists try to complete works to sell in a silent auction and we often feel rushed so that our work is not as detailed as it may have been in the studio. I feel I may work on this further as it did not sell and I can see it still needs some highlights.

Iris's (Step 1 WIP(work in Process)

I have started this 8x10 Iris painting with watercolor washes of lemon yellow, permanent rose , alizarin and cobalt blue.
I am still undecided if I will do this all in watercolor or use it as an under painting for pastel.
Stay tuned.

The Iris

This painting of a purple Iris is done in soft Pastel on black Stonehedge paper.

I also did this painting a few years ago but would like to share it with my followers and wish all mothers a Happy Mothers Day.

I love working in Pastel and must get back at it. Although I am not as detailed I still like its empressionistic manner.

The other thing I love about Pastel is the brillant pure pigment you can put on the paper!!!!

Daffodil For Relay for Life

The Daffodil is the Symbol of the Cancer Society. This is the tenth year of Relay for Life .
I am a cancer survivor and a supporter . Since I do not actively praticipate in the run I have done this Pastel painting for our team at Kennebecasis Extra Mural to help raise funds.
This Painting is 11x14 framed 16x20.
It was done on black stonehedge arcival paper.
I started with Mungvo semi hard pastels then used Unison,Snellier and Schmike pastels.
No Fixative was applied to let the brillant colors of the pigment to catch the light. Anyone interested please let me know . You canalso e-mail me at jocelynbichard@gmail.com

The Rose Finished

I have now put a wash of Perylene green over the back ground to darken it futher and to bring the rose forward.

The leaves have been finished with a few washes of hookers green and perylene green.

The veins in the leaves have been made using Inktense yellow pencil.

The petals have been scrubbed out more where the highlights were needed and I have darkened the shadows.

Hope you like it!!! I am now working on a Blue Mask on watercolor canvas and will post it in a few days.

Step 6 The Rose

In Step 6 there is futher defining of the petals. Beside another wash I have also started scrubbing out the highlights.
I have also introduced one more color for the leavesPerylene green which is a lovely dark green color.

The Rose Step 5

To increase the pink in the rose I have now used a wash of Opera pink over some of the petals.
I have also worked some more on the leaves and started on a rose bud.

Step 4 The Rose

In Step 4 I have now done a wash on all the petals.

I mixed a purple for the shadows from the ultra marine blue and the alizeran.

The Rose Step 3

In this step I put a futher wash of alizeran on some of the petals and a futher wash of Cad. yellow