Petals in the sunshine
![lavenderpTH.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmb5XaqQtQ3XaALU1yFe37JmCGjXLPcE7tPE5VRqpAnDB9/lavenderpTH.jpg)
Painting in the garden
The sun is shining in my part of the world today, so I have sat outside in my garden taking in the sweet scent of the roses and lavender flowers, and doing a spot of watercolor painting. As well as using a paintbrush to create my images I've been using the flowers too.
![New folder19.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmTGebeFScTNGqxpdaZ68kKYUGVANw9ahQMLqPrX7ZioE8/New%20folder19.jpg)
Using flower petals
![New folder16.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmPi4mFVKYVwqWqsPCf14vFaiuzTEqWCV5pmTbFurpgLTx/New%20folder16.jpg)
The structures of the flowers petals were so beautiful that I decided to create the majority of the image using the flowers themselves. I painted one side of the flower petals with watercolour paint and then pressed them into the paper to create a print of the flowers.
![lavenderG.gif](https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmYpc4yVKKo1ZMYzqo5GyxZj3HvbaVq9Y1pgagTEBUwvwS/lavenderG.gif)
![New folder18.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmRPaBqoNpbcnJRCvqjFEk5pTYdtN9W3LJfcvnJ89YS3Vj/New%20folder18.jpg)
I added light background washes to the parts of the paper using watercolour. Behind the image of the rose petals I added a light green with the brush to suggest the leaves of the rose bush.
![New folder17.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmQ4Y9fcu55jaCRzCRcR6RVNm2h1gVkYFmwaxBzyFFD8xy/New%20folder17.jpg)
I'm doing an art workshop soon and I'm going to introduce this technique for one of the activities, it is a simple activity that can achieve some very pretty results.
'Rose Petals'
![rosesM.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmcVKwWd8Hp8LoXno9PnjRifZUs6HiWcktGahYPTjZnvpn/rosesM.jpg)
![lilac inkmarks.png](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmVT9U8N4DfkjAwHDXHuq4BWiakKXnzxciez4SrWo4QRma/lilac%20inkmarks.png)
'Lavender Petals'
![lavendersM.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmWS9uaW8mKuoKqhhQkV6HvigcDj7HATxK1efry55cviff/lavendersM.jpg)
If you do give this technique a try post the images below in the comments section!
![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmcKuWXao9FhfKgkY4ZXq6puoYsBFnECYTv1bRo7cuXs79/image.png)
Wow!! is it water colour???wonderful painting!!
Yes, Koh-I-Noor watercolours, so quite inky.
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Nice painting
good artworks, Ophelia! Have a nice day :)
Thank you - you too!