I LOVE going for early morning meditation walks. During my walk yesterday, I saw these gorgeous Belladonna lilies and quickly took a photo of them to share with you + I knew they would inspire me to play, once I got back in the studio...
Even though portions of these flowers are wilting, I find beauty in it all.
** Do you see how the centers of the lilies resemble mini suns? ** Take a closer look: notice the subtle change of bubblegum pink color fading into a warm tan color as the flower wilts away.
** the grass is dead YET these are still blooming!
Perfect example of how WE should find ways to THRIVE in less than ideal circumstances.
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| Belladonna Lilies; Color palette inspiration from my nature walk |
Side note: I just realized these compliment my sizzlin' Summer colors! Hmmm, makes me wonder if I could be looking for these colors, subconsciously...
Back in the studio, I imported my picture into Photoshop. I selected 5 colors directly from the picture (using the eyedropper tool), to create my own color palette.
My idea was to design a collection of collage papers ONLY using these colors + white. Ha! Not as hard as I thought it would be!
Guess what? There will be an awesome collection of these yummilicous papers, so keep watch!
Each collage paper overflows with intricate stamp + stencil detailing, abstract shapes, patterns, doodling, mantras + of course, it wouldn't be me if it didn't have bold COLOR IMPACT!
Take a look at this one on my desk...
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| Yummilicious Collage Papers by Martice Smith II |
Pyrrole Orange
Vermilion
Quinacridone Magenta
DecoArt Americana acrylics:
Banana Cream
Dragon Fruit
Yellow Ochre
other tools:
8"x10" Gelli Arts® - Gel Printing Plate
Handmade Foam Stamps and Printing Plates (click to see tutorial!)
Enjoy the sunshine + inspire yourself! Happy creating :)
Your decorated paper is amazing...absolutely beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHi Susan, thank you so much! I'm glad you like it, too!
DeleteFabulous! I've been thinking about printing/stamping on a skirt in similar colors.
ReplyDeleteThat would look fabulous, Helena! Go for it :) I'd love to your skirt when you finish it.
DeleteBeautiful flowers and beautiful art, cousin! :)
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