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POLL: Help Me Pick a White Flower

  • Iris 51
  • Peony (contains some pink) 82
  • Apple Blossom 31
  • Magnolia 45
  • Fancy Lillies (contain some yellow) 23
  • Enough flowers - Let's do something else! (animal, bird etc) 26
  • 2021-07-31
  • 258 votes
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RESULTS: It looks like Peony is a winner! Although it features some pink, all of the same "white on white" principles will apply and I can't wait to get started. Those large white lilies are from my neighbors garden and I've used themas inspiration for many times before, including in Canadian coin designs like this 2020 $50 coin you can see here:

https://www.mint.ca/store/coins/pure-silver-coin---dancing-diamond%25E2%2584%25A2-sparkle-of--the-heart---mintage-750-2020-prod3650025

THANK YO ALL FOR VOTING! Have a beautiful day:)

Many of you have requested another "White Flowers on White Paper" tutorial and I've been collecting reference photos for the past few weeks. Help me choose which one you would want to see next:) Depending on which one you pick, I may add a yellow or pink bird next to it. 

If there is a particular flower you want to see that I didn't vapture - do let me know and I might find it on Unsplash or another reference database.  

All reference photos are mine - feel free to use for your own practice! Thank you for voting 💜

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Comments

Melanie Potter

Beautiful photos! Thank you. Love the flowers!

Paula Hildebrandt

Love these photographs. Thank you so much. Love the Iris and the Peony <3

Siddharth Singh

Anna I'd love to do that rooster with long tail feathers and flowers all around . Please do think about making that a tutorial here . 🙂

Maryse DUPONT

For me, more and more flowers ;-) . I love the iris with his lot of shadows

Karen Elpers

Love all, but voted for the peony!

Alexandra May

I love the iris Anna but I'm sure any of your creations will be wonderful to paint

Victoria Franks

I love all of them...white flowers are always a fascinating challenge for me..

Lisa Wornham

Peony or Gardenia please. Can’t wait!

Anna Bucciarelli

It's a bit on a decorative side - not a traditional watercolor but I can make one :)

Anna Bucciarelli

Thank you Alexandra! I think peony is a winner so far, I may also do an iris later:))

Anna Bucciarelli

Those were my top 2 choices as well:))) Looks like Peony is a winner!

Katherine Antonini

I can’t wait to begin the peony! They are such beautiful, intricate flowers! You asked for us to send you any flowers we would like to see tutorials for. I would love to attempt to paint an oriental lily. I am going to attempt to forward you a couple of pictures off pixabay. I’m going to have to try to email them because it won’t let me attach them here. But I see that you have to pay for them if you want to use them. So these are for reference only so you know what flowers I am requesting. 😁

Alexandra May

I'm delighted to do the peony. Thanks Anna x

Anna Bucciarelli

Thank you Katherine! I just messaged you about picture sharing. I think I may have a few oriental lilly photos from last summer - I'll review to see if they are composed well and put it on our "to-do" list:)

Katherine Antonini

Oh, you are AWESOME!! I can’t wait to see them! I know there must be a more logical way to approach these flowers than what I had attempted! 😂

Anna Bucciarelli

I've been looking at them all morning :) Regular layering will work, but it's those tiny darker "spots" that will be most tricky - i feel like they require some modified wet on wet with tight water control. I will practice to figure out the exact timing on cold pressed paper and will put it on the list for September!

Katherine Antonini

Yes, those little spots are what got me hung up! Lol I can’t wait to see how you approach them. Thank you so much for putting this on your to do list. I really appreciate it.