Decaying lady slippers. Please visit my Etsy shop for my artwork for sale inspired by my autistic brother Mike at: https://autisminspiredart.etsy.com My other artwork for sale is at: https://otherartbyjack.etsy.com
Underlying the watercolors is an ink sketch of some thick pine bark. I overlaid the outline of a lady slipper flower formation on the bark to create a complex of textures. The water soluble black ink ran when I applied the watercolors (which accounts for some of the muddiness in the piece). All things considered, […]
The bark texture that I inked in at first didn’t seem to survive the watercolor overlay. The lady slipper collection of flowers in upright with white centers and a lavender/purple surround. I used the overall shape of the flowers and laid it on its side. I used the organization of the individual flowers to display […]
The underlying pen and ink work includes rough impressions of Horseweed, Lady Slippers, a chain-link fence, and the texture of tree bark. I applied the watercolors, first with red at the center of the flower cluster with a yellow surround. I echoed this with a purple-white transition in the mid-to-lower section of the piece. Outlining […]
