Tulips Nouveau Variation 2

by Conni Schaftenaar

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16.000 x 20.000 inches

Title

Tulips Nouveau Variation 2

Artist

Conni Schaftenaar

Medium

Mixed Media - Watercolor And Ink On Artfinity Synthesis Sheet

Description

Tulips Nouveau Variation #2, watercolor and ink art nouveau tulips on Artfinity Synthesis Sheet, by Conni Schaftenaar.

I did a somewhat "art nouveau" outline of tulips and stems and trailing vines, and traced it onto a sheet of Artfinity Synthesis Multimedia (a plastic sheet like Yupo). I used Posca pens to ink my drawing lines and let it dry very well. Posca proved to be waterproof even on this plastic sheet, unlike Micron and Sharpie ink - both of those could be disturbed with any rubbing or movement right on them. I protected the tulip flowers with liquid mask. Then, I flooded the sheet with a couple of red watercolors (Quin. Red and Alizarin Crimson) and Gamboge yellow. I then used plastic wrap to scrunch and spread the colors all across the sheet. I left it alone for 24 hours, then pulled the plastic; I had to let it finish air drying, but it had gotten dry enough to where the textures the plastic wrap added wasn't disturbed by pulling it off. I removed the mask from the flowers and put Gamboge on them, adding small pieces of plastic wrap to make the texture happen there, too. I was obsessed with this pattern and I rendered it in a multi-colored version first (this is variation #2), then in purples and blues, then did it again in watercolor on Arches paper. That variation is submitted to a regional competition, so can't share it here. I will likely upload the purple and multi-colored version of this at some point.

3rd place tie finish in the Mixed Media Workshop Contest, November 2022
2rd place tie inWho Has That One Winning Image contest, November 2022
2nd place win in the Bright Colors contest, December 2022
3rd place tie in the Unique Flower Painting contest, January 2023
1st place win in the Three Colors contest, May 2023
Honorable Mention tie, Loving That Stained Glass Look contest, June 2023
2nd place tie in the New Logo For 500 Views Group, December 2023

Featured in:
A Woman's Touch, September 2022
The ARTIST BUZzz, September 2022
Created By My Hands - Non-digital, September 2022
Beauty in Art - No Photography, September 2022
Hand Created Artwork Only, September 2022
Fine Arts Watercolor, September 2022
Roses and Tulips, September 2022
Mix Your Media, September 2022
Fantasy Flowers, September 2022
The Art of FAA, September 2022
Visions of Spring Glances of Summer, October 2022
Midwest America Artists, October 2022
Fabulous Florals for Everyone, October 2022
Non Photography, October 2022
Old Masters - Painters And Traditional Arts, June 2023
Four Seasons, June 2023
Fine Art Prints, June 2023
The Art Workshop, June 2023
ART - It Is Good For You, June 2023
The Artists Group, June 2023
Vertical Images, June 2023
For the ART of IT, June 2023
Mixed Media Art, August 2023

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September 28th, 2022

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