Flowers

 

A few months ago, a friend sent me a picture of a flower since I didn’t have anything in particular I wanted to paint. The red poppies were my first attempt at flowers. The hummingbirds were for my sweet MIL, and my first attempt at an animal. I loved learning through trial and error about shading and brushstrokes to cause illusions. These have sold quick or have been snagged by family. Tulips, sunflower, and poppies done on 9x12 canvas with acrylics. Lily done on 8x10 canvas with acrylics. Hummingbird and flowers done on 11x14 canvas with acrylics. Rose done on a vinyl record with acrylics.

Nazgûl’s

When I found out we were doing a Lord of the Rings binge watch for my sister’s birthday, I knew I wanted to do Nazgûls for my next piece, inspired by some online Ai I’d seen. Plus, it was about time I made something for my husband now that I was feeling more confident in my work, and he was a fan of the series, especially the Nazgûl’s. He loved them. Next, my sister asked me to paint her one based off an online picture she found. Here are the Nazgûl’s I painted in July and August. The two larger ones took about a week on and off because of the details; 20x24 canvases with acrylic paint. The more vague Nazgûl took a few hours because I couldn’t seem to think it was good enough and eventually had to walk away.  16x20 canvas with acrylic paint.