Experimenting + Trying new things // Sharp Peony // watercolor painting

Hello Everyone! I'm trying out a few new things in this painting. I'm feeling the urge to break out of my usual methods, I'd like to find some fresh ways for me to create art.

- Sharp Peony - the original painting is available at my shop:

MAIL • Danica Sills, P.O. Box 2304, Pocatello, ID, 83206, USA
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Brushes and Panels : Trekell

Arches Hot Press Watercolor Paper
M. Graham Watercolors

[achardpencil]

Lovely painting Donica. I think my favorite part are the flowers. They've like the result of cross pollination.

[cosmichaos]

Hey Danica! The Golden line you're thinking of is their High Flow Acrylics, sounds kinda weird because the Fluid sounds like it should be more inky to me, but it's the high flow that's just like ink. And I can only speak for the white since I don't own any of the other colors from that line, but it dries surprisingly matte actually, I think it's quite nice. Very smooth and creamy while being very very ink like. I use it with riggers a lot and it goes for a good long while before I have to reload the brush, especially for an opaque. Watercolor is my main medium and they meld together quite seamlessly in my experience, very fun to add in at the end. Anyway, hope that's a bit helpful, I wish I had other colors to report the finishes on, but you could always mix in the matte medium I suppose if they are glossy. Thanks for sharing your journey and work with us, I'm so grateful! I've been so inspired to try out new and different supplies with my artwork and that's for sure because of what you've shared with us. 💚

[christineingram]

This is one of my favourite paintings.its much more of a painting than an illustration, its got more detail and depth and that fills the page giving so much colour and interest.A total different style to what you normally do but i love it, that you are experimenting and pushing yourself more.Your work has always been beautiful, but you never got this depth into your work before.I was so surprised seeing the thumbnail, as i don’t seem to get many notifications now, but you said you had some time off.Its done you good and you look at your work with a different way.I hope you experiment more into getting the depth into your work as it really does make so much difference. I love the Peonies on this one too, they are just stunning 🥰

[artgeometrix]

This is fantastic. What a really awesome job you have done here. Great job.

[BrendaFOBRocks]

i think you would really like golden's high flow acrylics!! i personally water them down to use like watercolor but you don't have to do that