Joining in with Eva and Kristin's Paint Party Friday ... a very friendly group.
My entry is an abstract that kind of just happened.
I was trying to paint a chrysanthemum as a focal point in a vase of flowers, but it wasn't working.
Having learnt never to throw out anything, I took to digital means and dragged down some colour from the flowers into the vase and then gave it a very gentle oil painting filter.
A bit of fun and that's what its all about!
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| Title" "Chrysanth" Acrylic on canvas with oil painting filter added via Photoscape |
here's the painting prior to me playing around with it digitally:
Click on the PPF Button below and you'll be taken to see a lovely gathering of gorgeous art:
Accidental abstract it may be - but I like it :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Friday
All the best Jan
Thank you very kindly Jan :D)
DeleteGosh I love it Sue!
ReplyDeleteThat's really nice of you to say Christine... thank you :D)
DeleteNice!!! looks like paper cutouts. Happy PPF
ReplyDeletemuch love...
Thanks very much Gillena. Best wishes :D)
DeleteWOW, I don't believe that your hand painting is bad, because this looks so beautiful and the colors are charming, Sue.
ReplyDeleteHappy PPF and weekend to you and yours xx
Many thanks Sirkkis! You have a great weekend too - Cheers :D)
DeleteThis is really fabulous, love it! Both versions are good. Have a great weekend and a happy PPF, hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteThanks kindly Valerie, I just wasn't sure about this at all but once I edited it with a digital layer felt much happier - All the best :D)
DeleteIt’s super.
ReplyDeleteThank you Clare :D)
DeleteWow I love the painting! It's fabulous how the flowers mixed together in abstract!
ReplyDeleteThat's real nice, thanks Mel :D)
DeleteWhat a beautiful painting!
ReplyDeleteIda
Hello Ida, its the first time we've met up - thank you very much for leaving your lovely comment. Cheers :D)
DeleteYou are very clever with your digital enhancements.
ReplyDeleteJoan, thank you! Using them seem to (me) to iron out the rough bits :D)
DeleteHello Sue, I just love your colorful paintings. The flowers are lovely and playing with the digital edit is fun. Have a happy Friday and a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteThanks you kindly Eileen :D) and, yes, adding that final touch with digital editing is definitely fun! Cheers for a lovely weekend too!
DeleteIt's a masterpiece and you're a master painter. The colors and shape are mesmerizing!
ReplyDeleteWell now Duta thank you very much - I'm thrilled you like it :D)
DeleteHello dear Sue!
ReplyDeleteI don’t know much about digital painting of effects but your chrysanthemum painting is absolutely gorgeous!
Like the colors,so preety indeed! Wishing you a lovely day and a happy weekend! Hugs!
Dimi...
Much appreciated Dimi, the colours just wouldn't seem to work for ages, but thanks you, and you too have a happy weekend :D)
DeleteGreat job Sue, your colors are so pretty.
ReplyDeleteHugs diane
Thanks very much Diane :D)
DeleteI like it too Sue. xx
ReplyDeleteMuch appreciated Lin, thank you :D)
DeleteLovely! Have a nice weekend Sue
ReplyDeleteThanks Anne. Enjoy your weekend as well :D)
DeleteWonderful Sue! Happy weekend!
ReplyDeleteLovely! Many thanks Susi - a lovely weekend to you too :D)
DeleteI like your painting, and playing with digital is fun too-well done! Happy PPF!
ReplyDeleteThanks Linda for leaving your comment... it was fun :D)
DeleteThat's really lovely! cheers
ReplyDeleteHi Jenn ... thanks for that :D)
DeleteLovely and creative painting and playing digitally is fun too ~
ReplyDeleteHappy Day to you,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Appreciate that Carol, thank you :D)
DeleteThose digital drags have created a wonderful reflection in the vase Sue, great eye for detail.
ReplyDeleteHappy PPF Tracey x
Thanks Tracey, I did like that effect! experimenting can be fun ... sometimes ;D)
DeleteSue I absolutely love this accidental abstract. Well done my friend.
ReplyDeletemany thanks Nicole! :D)
DeleteI love this digi work!
ReplyDeleteThanks June... really happy for your comment :D)
DeleteOh I'm the same: save everything! It's good to have 'everything' if you're active creating, decorating etc.
ReplyDeleteBlack is good!
Have a good week ahead!
Thanks very much, yes a black background kind of gives inspiration - sometimes :D)
DeleteAh Sue wonderful job friend - love it. Hugs!
ReplyDeleteReally appreciated, thanks Debbie :D)
DeleteWhat a good job dressing up your chrysanthemum, Sue! Your original piece was really nice in my opinion! But like you said, "some fun"! And, that's what is important! Have a lovely week!♥ xo
ReplyDeleteTe quedo bonito. Feliz fin de semana.
DeleteIt just wasn't 'working' for me at the time, funny how a little space and time make a difference. True what they say ... "It's all in the mind!!"
DeleteI loved having your opinion too Suzanne, thank you. Enjoy your week too! :D)
Teresa (translation "Pretty. Happy weekend.")
DeleteThank you kindly, and have a happy weekend too. Cheers!
Sometimes accidents are just the best! Love how it turned out. Happy PPF!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely Jessica! Thanks for your visit :D)
DeleteLooks fantastic, Sue. Your digital touch gave the painting new dimension. Clever! :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Vicki... I aim to have even more fun now you've kindly added Sketchbook to my go-tos for digitting ;D)
DeleteYou do know it's all about the artist not the software. :-)
DeleteYep! I look on it as another medium that I can use :D)
DeleteOh Sue!!! This is stunningly gorgeous!!!
ReplyDeleteYou are so talented!!!
Big Hugs ❤❤❤
Thanks so much Jan, it was fun - especially after trying to paint 'seriously' lol :D)
DeleteI really love it! Beautiful work! Happy PPF!
ReplyDeleteHi Courtney, thanks very much and Happy PPF to you too :D)
DeleteI wish things didn’t turn out like that for me, it is glorious!! A beautiful bouquet of flowers!!!
ReplyDeletelol, yes, thanks Debbie - your words are appreciated. I just wasn't sure with this one but it felt so good to be so loose (oh, just realised what I'd written !) ;D)
DeleteIts an interesting piece of art. Quirky and nice.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your feedback Diane... thanks so much :D)
DeleteLove
ReplyDeleteCheers Regine :D)
Deletelol, I think your flowers are amazing. Some digital work are doing the trick sometimes :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Monica! Yes, the digital made the difference in my eyes - so interesting reading others' comments too :D)
DeleteIt is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThank you kindly B :D)
DeleteBeautiful painting, and nice with the digital painting, too. x
ReplyDeleteLovely of you to say Karen, thanks very much :D)
DeleteHello Sue I saw this earlier and thought I had commented but maybe I just commented in my head.
ReplyDeleteThe original looks perfectly fine to me. I do this sometimes, think the original doesn't look right and give it a filter. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
And other artists see the original in a different light.
Yours looks pretty good with a filter too.
Isn't this a great artistic world where we can change our art (for better or worse, haha! by playing with photo-editing!
Hi Sheila, oh gosh yes I know what you mean... when I re-visit others I too felt sure I'd left a comment! lol :D)
DeleteIt's always good to get the feedback of others - we are our own worst critics ;D)
Photo editing is marvellous, definitely! Cheers, thanks for popping back.
Hello Sue,
ReplyDeleteHow is it going?
This is where the intense heat begins.
What a beautiful painting.
I loved the colors.
Good entry for the month of December.
It's Christmas soon!
Time is flying.
Hugs.
janicce
Hi there Janicce, lovely to see you :D)
DeleteAll is going well thanks very much. Yes, some very warm days are beginning that's right. I'm really pleased you enjoyed my painting and appreciate you saying so. Cheers for now!