LIGHTHOUSE ART - Watercolours, Oils, Acrylics, Gouache, Pastels...
FLORA
Bearded Iris
Oriental Poppies Foxglove
Everyone seems to be cheered by the colour and form of flowers!
But whereas a garden or cut bloom has a limited time before fading, a painting of your favourite one can last indefinitely!
The shades, shapes and symmetry in nature leaves us in awe, and painters have always loved the challenge of copying what they see. I don't know of one artist that can paint the scent, but the imagination can powerfully dovetail with the eyes in bringing the whole feel together.
I enjoy trying to capture flowers in TWO ways: the more botanical and "realistic" approach where even the fragility of the petal's texture is key, as well as the more spontaneous, even "quirky" approach that can denote movement in stillness. You will find more examples of flora in the "Pastels," "Pen & Ink" and "Miscellaneous" pages.
The happy face of spring:
Wild Daffodils, Primroses and Tulips
Summer Meadow
An explosion of Dandelions and Daisies
Cups of Colour
Tulip Field
Pansies & Primula
Old English Rose "Shropshire Lad"
Rose Garden
Rain Forest Orchid
Autumn Hedgerow - Blackberries, Rose Hips & Sloes
Drops of Snow - Snowdrops
Season of Mists & Mellow Fruitfulness - Blackberries & Haws
Allium Heads, Teasels & Poppy Seeds
Yellow Chrysanthemums
A Splash of Autumn - Maple Leaves
Winter's Rose - Hellebore
Black Elder
Sweet Peas
Red Chrysanthemums
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© TIM SMITH, LIGHTHOUSE ART