Shirley Bond

• Artist: Shirley Bond
• Size: 8inches x 6inches
• Medium & Support: watercolor on 300 watercolor paper
• Artist Blog: http://only700.blogspot.com/
• Artist Website:
• Painting Technique : I sketched the outline of the lily and then filled in the background but found trying to get the shimmer of the water very difficult.
• I also found trying to get a bright color tone difficult for the lily- it was either too pink or too red.
• This looked like an easy study but it was not.

Pat Koscienski - "Water Lilies"

Water Lilies
11" x 14"
Acrylic on board
www.patkoscienski.blogspot.com

Beti Abel

Autor     Beti Abel

Técnica Acuarela

Medida  20x27 cm

Blog

Renate Arends - "Νούφαρο"

• Artist: Renate Arends
• Size: 34 x 24 cm.
• Medium & Support:  Watercolor on Yupo.
• Artist Blog: www.renatearends.blogspot.nl
• Artist Website: 
• Painting Process: I started with the water lily and the reflections. Then I painted the water. I thought it would be easy but it was so difficult. In particular the water took me quite a long time.  Because of  the Yupo the colors ran into each other whereby the shade didn't come out well. It was a very good exercise!

Sylvia Young

sylsarttrials.blogspot.com
Lotus pool  
Oils

France from France

Artist: France  from France.

size:    29 X 21 cm

Medium support: pastel on paper

artist blog: www.misstoutoufrance.skyblog.fr

Painting process: first, the water:rubbed with a little piece of paper and after flowers , simply...

Lazareva Vel

Artist: Lazareva Vel
Size: 20 x 30 cm Medium & Support: acrylic,paper 200g/m2.
Artist's Notes; Used palette knife
Artist Blog: http://graphika-at.blogspot.com/
Artist Website:   http://artbyvel.weebly.com/

Carla Raffaelli

carla raffaelli

watercolor on paper Arches 300 gr

46 x 61 cm

Mohepi - "Mes nymphéas"

• "Mes nymphéas"
  
• watercolor on Canson Montval, 300g, grain fin
  
• 21 x 27 cm
• http://www.four-et-moulin.fr/galerie-aquarelles.html

Horst Hittenberger

• Artist:  Horst Hittenberger
• Size:  9 by 12
• Medium & Support:  oil on canvas-board
• Artist Blog:   http://horsthittenberger.blogspot.com/
• Artist Website:
• Painting Technique : realistic

Catharina Engberg

• Artist: Catharina Engberg
• Size: 17 x 23 cm
• Medium: Watercolour
• Support:  Arches fine, 180 gr. Cold pressed
• Artist Blog: http://www.catharinaengberg.blogspot.se

Nelvia McGrath

Artist:  Nelvia McGrath

Size:  4.5"x5.5"

Medium:  Pastel on sanded Paper

Artist Blog:  http://nelviasworkshopchallenges.blogspot.com/

Painting technique:   Wanted to loosen up so used sanded paper and alcohol to smudge the underpainting and then added final layer

Jenni Twidle - "Is this a Lotus Flower?"

8" x 10.5"

soft pastel on Pastelmat

Jenni Twidle

"Is this a Lotus Flower?"

http://craftymusings.blogspot.co.uk

http://jeanettesjottings.blogspot.co.uk

Angela Sullivan - "Wet Wonder"

Title: Wet Wonder

Medium: Oil

Size: 6x6

Artist: Angela Sullivan

Website: www.asullivanart.com

Blog: www.angelasacrylics.blogspot.com

Challenge 41 - Water Lily

I must share with you how delighted my cousin Oki was with such a variety of styles and artistic expressions we all witnessed in the last challenge. Many of you shared how difficult it was and I applaud to all of you who participated. What is the most important is to advance your skills and keep observing, painting and practicing.



About the composition

This time I have chosen a subject related to painting water and reflections. While looking at it, it is hard not to think of Claude Monet's garden in France and his famous water lilies.

I hope you will enjoy painting this water study.

Please send your entries by November 09. The next challenge will be posted on November 10.