Sunday, September 1, 2013

Sunday Sketches - Rose of Sharon Continued

Welcome to September (not!).  Well, it's almost time to bid goodbye to a wonderful summer and life must go on!

Last week, I showed a quick watercolour sketch of this Rose of Sharon branch that I saw growing in the neighbourhood. For Sunday Sketches this week, I decided to paint over this ATC in acrylic paints with a bit more detail this time. Here is the result:



15 comments:

Valerie-Jael said...

Beautiful! Have a nice Sunday, Valerie

Adam said...

great job

Plowing Through Life (Martha) said...

Lovely picture! September can be a beautiful month; let's hope it is!

Anne Manda said...

So pretty! <3

Anonymous said...

This version is better and more interesting to look at, Christine.

Lynn Cohen said...

Very pretty ... end of summer flower right before fall, where I live anyway!

Unknown said...

It's very pretty Christine :) Enjoy your Sunday!

janice smith said...

I adore my Rose of Sharon bushes. (We have several, as they are quite hardy in our area.) Your rendering is really lovely, Christine. Love it. xo, Janice

Kay said...

Every time I see your pretty pictures, I keep thinking I need to take out my paints again. The urge doesn't last long enough though. I'll just admire yours for now.

Ginny said...

This is beautiful Christine. I really like the details you have added.

Rita said...

Pretty!

Unknown said...

Very pretty :)

Unknown said...

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Jenn Jilks said...

Well done! My rose is still dead!

Lisabella Russo said...

Very sweet and lovely Christine!