February 08, 2011

324 paper flowers








yes that's how many paper flowers I used to create this 50x40 cm canvas. All the flowers started as white and off-white. I threw a variety in to a large plastic tub and sprayed using my LSG spritz and stains, I kept spraying and shaking the container to mix the colours...it reminds me of confetti that has gotten wet...the colours run and blend beautifully on the paper flowers. Once I was happy with the look of them I used my heat gun to force dry before sitting down and layering to create a variety of pretty blooms.



16 comments:

Katrina said...

what a simple way to bring them colour and to life!!!! It's Stunning Linda, really stunning!!

Diane said...

Beautiful!!

Sueann said...

Wow! Beautiful!!
Hugs
SueAnn

Jenni Hodge said...

absolutely gorgeous Linda, love it. and this vase of flowers will never wilt!

Aideen said...

Wow that's a LOT of flowers but the result is just stunning-love the colours & I really like the pearls etc for your centres,beautiful :) x

olive said...

absolutely amazing and vibrant. Great idea. Hugs xxx

Stacie (craft-princess) said...

Gorgeous!! Love the big batch of flowers and the colors are so pretty!

Lesley said...

Wow is right. This is stunning.
Love the texture on the vase and the flowers are beautiful. '
Thanks for sharing how you added colour. Would never think to put them in a bag.

Tina Connolly said...

Stunning! Love your work! Amazing as always.
Hugs
Tina

Teri said...

This is fabulous!!

Linda said...

Wow this is amazing!!. I love the flowers and the vase they are in. Really Amazing!

Dale Marie said...

This is GORGEOUS! The colors are amazing, and create a stunning effect!!

mIzZ (hONeY) bEe aka Marlene said...

whimsy, stunning, colorful, amazing creation...LOVE IT...need to run to store to buy everything to try to make a smaller version...oops can't have cast & foot brace need to hitch a ride... thanks for sharing ;O) xox Marlene aka mIzZ bEe . . .

Daniele Valois said...

just love your blog. Happy to have found you!

Minxy said...

WOW, thats one heck of a project, i bet it took ages but worth every minute for the overall effect :D

trisha too said...

This reminds me of a relief style painting thing that my g-gpa brought with him from Sweden . . .

Your creation is delightful, Linda!