I have started painting doodles for my coloring book and am on flower doodle 34 for my coloring book! Drawing flowers has helped me align with my style and explore tools.

I had walnut ink that I was going to throw away and realized I could paint flowers. I have.

I was thinking an autumn color palette. I had to have pink and yellow as part of my palette. I used a Princeton Velvet Touch brush to paint. I added drops of paint and let it dry creating beautiful texture. The paint dried the way it dried. There were no mistakes. I painted on a piece of construction paper. What makes these flowers interesting is that I painted on construction paper, used ink, watercolor and doodled simple flowers.

I have seen patterns with brown painted flowers and peach colors. That was my motivation! I like my print. It was fun exploring ink that I hadn’t used in a long time. New tools or new ways to use the tools you have always helps create interesting ideas.

I want to continue thinking about products and creating art from that perspective. If I paint flowers in a vase, I want to think about how the painting will look on a wall. My watercolor flower elements will make great stickers in addition to art for the cover of my coloring book.

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