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by Conni Schaftenaar
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Queen duvet cover (88" x 88") featuring the image "Barberry Shrub Spring Buds with Background" by Conni Schaftenaar. Our soft microfiber duvet covers are hand sewn and include a hidden zipper for easy washing and assembly. Your selected image is printed on the top surface with a soft white surface underneath. All duvet covers are machine washable with cold water and a mild detergent.
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Barberry Shrub with Buds in the Spring with Misty Background, colored pencil on Duralar by Conni Schaftenaar.
Wandering around my front... more
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Barberry Shrub with Buds in the Spring with Misty Background, colored pencil on Duralar by Conni Schaftenaar.
Wandering around my front flower/perennial beds this year, I happened to see tiny, tiny little red buds nestled in the leaves of my barberry shrubs. I took a bunch of photos, because they were so very tiny and pretty - dark red in the deeper red/purple leaves. I grabbed a macro shot and decided to render it in colored pencil on Duralar. These tiny little buds eventually opened to reveal tiny little flowers that were almost chartreuse - a green/yellow, which surprised me, given the red outer husk! The flowers are so tiny that when you look at the shrub from even a few feet away, you are aware of little spots of lighter color, the yellow/green, but it doesn't look like a flowering shrub. I've had those shrubs for years and never noticed those tiny little buds or flowers before!
After scanning the drawing when it had a white background, I then added a misty backgroun...
Thank you for visiting my FAA/Pixels gallery! Please note that the FAA watermark you'll see on images does NOT print on anything. My name is Conni Schaftenaar. I have had a life-long love of colorful art but always imagined that I wasn't talented enough to be someone who actually produced art that others liked. I began to learn some techniques from a watercolor instructor back in 2013, and I've been continuing the learning process ever since. I have had much joy in the comments and communications on FAA with other artists about my art, finding out that OTHER PEOPLE actually like my art! It's been a huge confidence booster to me to get that positive feedback, and I really appreciate it. I primarily paint in watercolor on various...
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Conni Schaftenaar
thanks to the group Mixed Media Art for the feature on 8/28/2023!
Conni Schaftenaar
thank you, Diane!
Diane Wallace
Another beauty!
Conni Schaftenaar
thanks, Laurel!
Laurel Adams
Dear Conni, you are always so amazing with mixing media, especially the combination of mixing watercolour pencils for soft backgrounds while saving wax coloir pencils for the primary theme details. This is such a STUNNING mixed pencil painting! BRAVA! I loved reading about this in Marsha’s NEW WATERMEDIA thread in the BUZzz !
Conni Schaftenaar
thanks so much, Laurel!
Laurel Adams
Conni, a gorgeous painting…v…best to you.
Conni Schaftenaar
thanks, Hanne!
Hanne Lore Koehler
Beautiful Barberry shrub drawing, Conni! L/F
Conni Schaftenaar
thanks so much, Georgia!
Georgia Mizuleva
Superfabulous.
Conni Schaftenaar
thanks, Laurel!
Laurel Adams
CONGRATULATIONS on YOUR GARDEN contest WIN!..YAY! SO WELL DESERVED!
Conni Schaftenaar
Thanks Viktor! Andthanks to all who voted this to a 2nd place tie in the Your Garden contest, December 2022.
Viktor Birkus
Amazing work! I/f/voted
Conni Schaftenaar
thanks so much, Gary!
Gary F Richards
Congratulations on your Top Finish in the contest… BEST ARTISTIC DRAWING! Fl
Conni Schaftenaar
Thanks so much, Gary!
Gary F Richards
Outstanding Barberry Shrub composition, lighting, shading, color and artwork! F/L voted
Conni Schaftenaar
Thanks, Laurel - it is ENTIRELY your fault that I'm doing colored pencil, so you can thank yourself for this, too! xoxo
Laurel Adams
Conni, you are such an amazing media explorer…I so love your creative visions: your watercolour batiks and these Colour Pencil explorations. Thank you for sharing your glimpses of beauty, your time and talent within… The BUZzz! Loving this trace of Summer as we ready to cross the threshold into Autumnal glories.
Conni Schaftenaar
Appreciate it, Sarah!
Sarah Batalka
Ooh, I love the colors in this spring beauty, Conni! L/F
Conni Schaftenaar
Thanks, Laurel - this is the version that made the Pencil Box July 2022 features - soooo excited!
Laurel Adams
Conni, I am SOooo excited for your feature DISTINCTION on the highly competitive monthly Pencil Box contests… presentated by Ann Kullberg -CONGRATULATIONS! This year, you have been on a roll!!…touring in galleries and exhibitions and now in this prestigious color pencil venue? I am SO excited for you!! I am SOooo happy, I must brag on you a bit…now I’m unsure which barberry version is on so I am FAVing BOTH!..:-)