Tag Archives: Watercolor Painting

“Three More Paintings Revised”

Posted on by

Pretty Orange Rose, Pretty Pink Rose, and Pretty Peach Rose, all needed a different background I thought, also greener leaves, and wanted to get rid of my negative painting I attempted when I originally created them. So happy I decided to change them. I have been looking into impressionist panting and find it very interesting, thus was my attempt for the backgrounds. The top three ‘before” pictures are greeting cards and prints of how I first painted them, and the “after” pictures are what the paintings look like now, the originals. What do you think? Do you think they look better with the impressionistic background?

six watercolor pictures of roses before and after revision
Rose designs revised

Three more paintings revised with impressionistic backgrounds. Pretty Orange Rose, Pretty Pink Rose, and Pretty Peach Rose. Vicki Achard / Watercolor Artist

Hope I am inspiring someone out there to keep on painting. There is always something to learn, something new to try to make those paintings just the way you want.

Happy Creating,

Vicki

“Painting Revised”

Posted on by

I am happy with the revision of “Helleborus”, or as some know this flower as “Spring Rose”. I changed the background, lightened up the leaves and some of the flowers, and added more flowers to the table cloth. I have a few more paintings I did in my early days of painting I want to revise and will share those with you now and then. What do you think of the revision, (the painting below the first one)?

Watercolor drawing of vase with Helleborus (Spring Rose) flowers with pale orange background
Helleborus I – design #161

My first painting of “Helleborus”, painted 2016, one year after I first started painting in watercolor. Check out my revision of this painting, done May, 2023, below this one.

Watercolor drawing of vase with Helleborus (Spring Rose) flowers with deep purple background
Helleborus II – design #334

“Helleborus”, REVISED!! May, 2023. I love it now. Don’t give up on painting!

Painting can be a challenge, but we all learn along the way. I have such a love of color, nature, paper, and design and love to create beautiful art for all to enjoy. I love to share God’s beauty and share that with others, one painting at a time.

Happy Creating,

Vicki

“Let’s Paint Roses in a Pretty Bowl”

Posted on by

Hello Everyone,

I love Roses, they are all in bloom in our garden except the pink ones we have in the front garden. I also love putting cut flowers in our pretty dishes as a center piece for the table.

Such loveliness to capture in a painting. I find the more I paint, the more challenging some compositions are for me, but that’s good. That means I continue to learn. Don’t give up if you are starting to paint in Watercolor! Remember mistakes are good, that means we will all learn for the next painting, right?

Happy Creating,

Vicki

“Let’s Paint a Fall Wagon of Pumpkins and Mums”

Posted on by

Hello Everyone,  What a happy time we had with our son and his family this past week. Today I am painting a wagon that they use to gather pumpkins and flowers after they choose them in the field. The wagon is my daughter-in-laws and she has had it for a very long time.

I love painting Fall pictures. So much to be thankful for.

Happy Creating,

Vicki