Colored Pencil in Yellow and Violet

This was experimental. A painting forum, About.com, that I visit has monthly projects. This particular project was to use a color and its complement. Using white was allowed, but I chose not to.

Purple Coneflowers

Irises

This is an older (late 1990s) colored pencil painting that I did after buying my set of artist's pencils. It has a Van Gogh likeness without being an exact copy. I am a fan of Van Gogh. I like the colors he used, the outlines and the feeling of movement his work has.
Starry Night is another favorite. Wikipedia has some nice photos and info on Van Gogh's paintings.

Magnolias

This is a digital photo of last season's magnolias. I altered it with a paint program. If you click on the photo and enlarge it, you will see the outlines. It is subtle.

I just love them.

Poppies

This 16 x 20 inch painting is on canvas. It is done in acrylic.

Pastel Sunflowers

This is a pastel painting on a canvas board.

Floral Blue and Chocolate

This is a 16 x 20 acrylic on canvas board.

Papercrete Botanical

This was made from papercrete. Papercrete is a mixture of paper pulp, cement and water. I made a square mold for the base and formed the botanical images by hand. I like the look, but my finished product is not as strong as it should be. I will need to try again and reduce the amount of water that I use. I mounted this on masonite and hung it on my wall. If done correctly, it will be strong without mounting. I hope to make a proper one to use as a back splash for my bathroom sink.

Glazed Sunflowers

This 18 x 24 inch painting is an acrylic on canvas board. I mixed many glazes and layered the colors. These are not usually the first colors that I am drawn to, but I like how it turned out.