Chrysanthemum - by Deb

I was inspired by Shell's three flowers to paint one of the chrysanthemum blooms from the bunch I bought on Valentine's Day (a lady's got to do the spoiling herself when her man is overseas! ^^). The background is a page out of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, which I found while I was out wandering. Reading those two pages so intrigued me.. I think its about time I read the novel!

Three flowers - by Shell

The cut out I've been working on is too huge to lay out and snip at just for a few hours, so I wanted to create something smaller to share on SK sooner (I've been trying hard to resist the urge to post pics of my unfinished cutout!). Yesterday I discovered a nearby giant craft store and stocked up on all manner of unneccessary luxuries. I spent hours browsing the aisles, soaking up ideas and marvelling at the variety of crafts to be created. Bliss! A few of the items I couldn't leave without were a pad of heavily textured watercolour paper and a pack of black Faber Castell pens ranging from very thin to brush size. They inspired this mini watercolour. Since I love snail mail I've turned this pic into a postcard to fly over the seas soonest.

Natural beauty

On a recent visit to Cornwall I found myself stunned by the wealth of unique flowers dotting the hedges and fields. All shapes, sizes, and a kaleidoscope of colours. Beautiful!

We also paid a visit to the Eden Project and I marvelled anew at their vast variety of blooming beauties. Wow. Nature is amazing huh?! I plan to integrate these into my cut outs eventually, but for now here are a few of the photos I took for inspiration.

What flowers are in your local area? What's inspiring you at the moment?

'Flower'

What is your favourite flower?

Deb's Flower

I like Dahlia's.

Flower - by Shell