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Sweet Pea – Flower Series No. 24
This is more of an abstract sweet pea, but it kinda fits Saturday’s vibe 🙂 #illustrationavenue #art #sweetpea #floral #flowers #Watercolor

Cornflower – Flower Series No. 23
This flower always reminds me of books where the character’s eyes are described as “cornflower blue”. And the cornflower blue eyes are...

Hibiscus – Flower Series No. 22
Ahhh. Hawaii. It sounds so lovely right now. I’ve never had such a great desire to go to a tropical place, but now it’s definitely...

A Striped Dress
Just to make up for the (less than stellar) orchid painting, here’s a fashion illustration! It’s been a while since I did one of these...

Orchid – Flower Series No. 21
Wow. It was hard to figure out what to paint today. I haven’t had a day yet where I had such a hard time getting a semi-decent result,...

Sunflower – Flower Series No. 20
A cheery sunflower for day 20! #illustrationavenue #sunflowers #challenge #cheerful #yellow #flowers

Carnations – Flower Series No. 19
Happy Monday! I’m still enjoying my time in the Midwest; today is my last full day here, and it’s kinda sad to think of that. But it’s...

Anemone – Flower Series No. 18
These white anemones (ah-NEHM-ohnees) are one of my favorite flowers. I must have a thing for white flowers 🙂 What are your favorites?...

Dandelions – Flower Series No. 17
These fluffy white flowers (weeds?) will be popping up pretty soon! Spring is coming 🙂 #illustrationavenue #art #watercor #Painting...

Peony – Flower Series No. 16
The reference picture for this painting was from Pinterest, so I’m kinda questioning if it is, indeed, a peony. But it is pretty...

Roses – Flower Series No. 15
Roses are such a delicate and difficult flower to paint. I’m not overly fond of this flower but I do acknowledge its widespread appeal...

Forsythia – Flower Series No. 14
Last spring I was obsessed with forsythia. I’m not sure how many illustrations I posted of this cheery flower… The painting above was...

Daffodils – Flower Series No. 13
Another flower essential to spring that I’ve been hinting about…daffodils 🙂 I’ve seen some daffodils popping up around town, especially...

Magnolias #2 – Flower Series No. 12
Here is the magnolia re-do! It’s completely different from the original magnolias done on white paper. I used gouache paint for these...

Lilac – Flower Series No. 11
Sunday’s flower should be a more gentle, soothing variety, and I think lilacs fit the bill 🙂 #illustrationavenue #challenge #floral...

Cherry Blossoms – Flower Series No. 10
Cherry blossoms are kinda like daffodils and tulips in the fact that they are quintessentially spring. #art #cherryblossoms #Pink...

Floral Bunch – Rifle Paper Co Inspired – Flower Series No. 9
A friend of mine is getting married, and that is always a good excuse to paint some cards! These florals are largely based on some of...

Stem Flowers – Flower Series No. 8
I saw these wonderful stem flowers on Pinterest in delicate glass vases, and was thusly inspired to paint these flowers. Not sure what...

Magnolias – Flower Series No. 7
I didn’t know what magnolias were before last spring (and the rising popularity of Chip & Joanna Gaines’ empire). I remember driving down...



















