Limited color palettes come naturally to me.  When I saw this inspiration piece  I was attracted to the many textures and patterns and drawn in by the many shades of green.  I was intrigued by the layers of patterned paper, but knew I’d have to put my own spin of the vase and flowers, I wanted a bolder vase with more delicate flowers, almost a derided flower arrangement look. Bouquet #5 The brushes that gave me the amazing paper textures in this pice came from Always Be Coloring and Les Frolova .  Since learning to use layers and blend modes I’ve  opened up more possibilities for adding texture and depth in my digital art. Bouquet #6 was inspired by my roots in paper crafting and card making…I’ll see you then.   

Are you ready for Bouquet #4?  This one is bright and bold and out of my usually color comfort zone.  I’m tend to lean toward more muted tones, more greens and blues with a splash of corals.  That’s not what this one is about, it’s punchy and loud and in your face.  I found the inspiration from  this pin  and ran with it, adding using my own style.  What surprised me most about it, is how much I LOVE IT!  It pops and tells a story.  Bouquet #4 Let’s talk about building color palettes for a hot minute.  There are a few different ways to automatically build them in Procreate, but when you choose one of the automatic options it will fill every space in the grid of 30 squares.  Rarely do I used all 30 colors in a palette, and when I say rarely I mean mostly never.  With this one I pulled the inspiration pic and used the color dropper tool to build a custom palette.  I picked the colors that really popped and caught my eye. ...

Midcentury Modern vibes in Bouquet #3 all started with the color palette used in this floral surface pattern .  I love navy blue, it’s the basic black in my life.  The inspiration drew me in with its deep navy and complimentary pops of orange.  I also pulled some of the floral shapes I used. Bouquet #3 I started with brushes from Art with Flo and Alaina Jensen .  For the color palette, I used the color dropper tool in Procreate to pull the colors from the inspiration piece.  I added a subtle details to the some of the flowers and the leaves.  The texture on the vase comes from the texture overlay on the entire piece to mimic painting on canvas.  The florals and vase all came from  Botanical Silhouettes set from Kelly Burke . There was just something that really spoke to me with the bright pops of color tucked into the moody darkness of the navy blue.  While my palette is a bit more muted in the shades I chose, I really love the tone and the...

As I continue this series, I continue to find inspiration. Today’s piece found it’s way into my February collage challenge when I told myself it was high time I stopped pinning new ideas and started using the ones I already had on the many Pinterest boards I’ve built .  This Bouquet #2 steeped in vintage vibes and bold rich colors. Bouquet #2 I was inspired by this mixed media pin from @stephaniefielden .  I really loved the pops of red and sharpness of the black laid on top of the collage background.   For my version, I started with brushes from Always Be Coloring  and  Alaina Jensen .  Then I pulled in elements from the Botanical Silhouettes set from Kelly Burke .  I wanted more colors and textures.  I pulled in additional colors, working with a vintage color palette for the background and bold dark colors for the bouquet.  I chose to leave the vase as the bold statement in the piece with the red to draw the eye up.  I really felt li...

Trying new techniques is always a great way to stretch my creative muscles. I’ve never been one to stick myself in a box, or niche down as they say.  I’m more of a try it and my style will come through regardless of the work I’m creating.   All of that to say I’ll be exploring digital collage for the month of February using only flower bouquet layouts.  This idea came together in pieces, not all at once as you might think. I think the spark started when I watched the replay of Jennifer Nicholas’ Creative Hangout with KellyBurke .  In this episode they showcase Kelly’s new Procreate brush release Botanical Silhouettes .  Both gals build a floral piece.  I’d already been playing with Kelly’s Botanical Sampler when I watched this video.  I already had one piece created with a vase and a bit of a potted plant vibe on a textured mixed media background, as you can see in bellow. Planted - 2025 November Then the episode she did of the  Creative Hangou...

Inspired by a few of the museums we’ve visited in our travel this winter, as well as the thrift stores, vintage markets and antique stores we found along the way.  Vintage Glass Bottles is a digital watercolor piece I really enjoyed challenging myself to create.  It was also the last piece I create in January.

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