Sunday, August 29, 2010

Artful Journaling Explorations - Butterfly



I used tissue paper to create the texture in the background of this painting, put on while the paint was wet. I painted this from this photo I took several years ago while visiting good friends in Tennessee - the lilac bush is in their back yard:


2 comments:

Kathy A. Johnson said...

So pretty, Cheryl! Wasn't this class awesome?

Anne Gaal said...

Hi, Cheryl! Love your watercolor journal! It is so amazing! Gorgeous butterfly and I love that you were inspired by your own photo! How cool! And it is a great photo, too! :-)