Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Summer of Color 2013, Candy Apple Red and Yellow

A few weeks ago I posted some pictures of the new dahlia plant I brought home.  I knew these amazing flowers would work their way into my art at some point so when the week five colors of Candy Apple red and Yellow were revealed at Twinkle, Twinkle for Summer of Color 2013 it seemed the time had come!

It also happens that yesterday I saw this amazing cubist flower on Pinterest and I knew I wanted to try it.

I have to admit that I started by coloring in the flower and got so caught up in the reds and shading that I completely forgot I was trying to do the cubist thing!  This is not surprising considering I call each of my children by the other's name most of the time.  Still I was able to sneak in some interest in the background and a little as a top layer in the flower.



This was done in my big journal in colored pencils.  I quite like it and I have to say that my hand is so tired!  I was going to use Sharpies which would have been easier but in the end I wanted to be able to blend colors.  I think I used up a good 2 inches of my red and yellow pencils.



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17 comments:

  1. dawnJuly 10, 2013 at 4:03 PM

    This is gorgeous, I love how bright and summery it is. That is a lot of work, so worth it now to see the results!!!

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  2. UnknownJuly 10, 2013 at 4:39 PM

    Lovely. The colors are so vibrant.

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  3. CheriJuly 10, 2013 at 5:16 PM

    Wow! That's a lot of coloring! It turned out beautiful.

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  4. HalleJuly 10, 2013 at 6:27 PM

    Lovely drawing. Beautiful colors

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  5. KristinJuly 10, 2013 at 9:36 PM

    xo

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  6. Anne MandaJuly 10, 2013 at 10:59 PM

    Lovely, great rich colors! <3

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  7. GlorV1July 11, 2013 at 12:26 PM

    Wow, that's some color. Very nice.:)
    gloria

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  8. christieneJuly 11, 2013 at 1:06 PM

    Ha Ritha, beautiful colors Spaten here my screen
    the beautiful summer colors red yellow and green
    Love greetings
    Christiene.

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  9. Cindy D.July 11, 2013 at 2:39 PM

    Sneaking that design into the background was a great idea and adds lovely color and design! So pretty and bright!

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  10. Linda KunsmanJuly 11, 2013 at 4:44 PM

    that is one beautiful dahlia and SOC challenge piece!

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  11. Tammie LeeJuly 11, 2013 at 5:07 PM

    ahhh, beautiful as can be ~

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  12. MiriamJuly 12, 2013 at 12:55 AM

    This is so lovely and beautifully worked I love the cubist element.

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  13. MelindaJuly 12, 2013 at 12:59 AM

    GORGEOUS and the colors are brilliant! Thanks also for stopping by my blog!

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  14. Lori SaulJuly 12, 2013 at 12:05 PM

    Beautiful rich colors!

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  15. Sharon FritchmanJuly 13, 2013 at 11:50 AM

    What a beautiful and happy flower! You used this week's colors to perfection!

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  16. Shahrul NizaJuly 13, 2013 at 12:31 PM

    Gorgeousness!!!. LOVE the pencil coloring, I should try do this more often :). LOVE the fuzzy geometric background too.

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  17. NatashaJuly 14, 2013 at 4:28 AM

    Wow!! This is stunning, so vibrant and beautiful. I love it. Great use of the colours, they are made for this flower!! :)

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