3 Sunflowers Study

8x6in. oil on Ampersand Gessobord - click to purchase here

I'm currently working on some floral scenes for some cute heart-shaped panels I purchased from Trekell and I wanted to boost my floral skills. Naturally I turned to a Paint Coach Patreon tutorial for practice. My big plans for these heart-shaped panels are from a Valentine's Day bouquet I received as well as some flowers from Target. I definitely have some under my belt, but one of the areas of study I'd like to focus on are florals as a still life. I really like painting floral scenes and I hope that I do more in the future.

I Love You, Cupcake!

6x6in. oil on Ampersand Gessobord - click to purchase here

To celebrate Valentine's Day this year I wanted to do a still life painting of a Valentine's Day plushie I purchased last year. He's very cute! I love these little tenacious facial reactions, like how Mintie looks in my "Goochy, Mintie and Momo" painting. When I went back to Walgreens this year I saw the same plushie but with a different color frosting, and I think I still prefer the cute teal. Valentine's Day is quite precious to me and I love that I was able to celebrate in style with this lil boy. I hope you had a fantastic Valentine's day and that you remember that you are loved!