Campanula Watercolor

© Ellen Blonder

This is among my favorite flowers in the garden now, delicate bell-shaped campanula on slender stems. Time to get back to painting, too. This is from a great Moleskine watercolor sketchbook I'm trying out.

White Bouquet-Day 3

© Ellen Blonder

I'm going to play with a border or backgrounds for this, but otherwise, it's done. Happy summer!

White Bouquet-Days 1 and 2

© Ellen Blonder

After drawing the white peony in colored pencil, I wanted to paint in watercolor again and use white flowers as a subject. I love the calm beauty of a white bouquet. This one uses flowers in my garden: iceberg roses, white hydrangea, and an odd white campanula. It also has tiny chartreuse flowers from lady's mantle, bright green grape leaves and a spiky white flower whose name I can never remember. I spent the first day sketching directly onto watercolor paper, and the second laying in the first color.