Shades of Pink Peonies ~ Cupcake's Creations

Shades of Pink Peonies 28

Hi! I hope everyone had an amazing weekend! The weather was beautiful here so I hiked my favorite trail: Telegraph Pass on South Mountain taking in all the natural desert beauty. I have an art journal page to share that I finished this morning that was inspired by strokes and techniques I learned from Nancy Medina's video "Pinkalicious Peonies". I put together this vase and flower arrangement for my own personal inspiration in my studio:

Here's my interpretation:

Close up, you can see all the layers and strokes it takes to create dimension:

I'm really enjoying all I'm learning in my art journey from a variety of artists whose talent I appreciate and admire. I took the plunge and committed to a floral painting workshop that will be held at an art school in the upcoming months!

I'm entering this page in the following challenges:
For color inspiration, Scrap Africa:

Paint Party Friday:

Thirty Paintings in Thirty Days: Day 24:

Thanks so much for visiting ~ I hope you have a great week!

Be Sweet ;)

28 Sweet Comments So Far:

Lisa Elton 1 said...: Gorgeous, gorgeous Mona!!; Reply January 24, 2016 at 9:26 PM
Sue Lelli 2 said...: GORGEOUS! LOVE that you created your own vase and then painted from there! FAB layers and shading, Mona!; Reply January 24, 2016 at 10:53 PM
Helen Wallace 3 said...: It's interesting to watch you develop skills in the Art of painting and it sounds like you have lots of places to hone your talents. I'm not sure when you find time to do all you do, with hiking and work, as well as all your creativity. Lovely piece :D; Reply January 25, 2016 at 12:39 AM
Astrid Maclean 4 said...: Oh wow Mona, amazing, love the detail on those flowers, the whole piece just sings of summer to me!; Reply January 25, 2016 at 2:08 AM
Ros Crawford 5 said...: It's really lovely!; Reply January 25, 2016 at 3:04 AM
Tracey 6 said...: Wow! Beautiful Mona!; Reply January 25, 2016 at 4:47 AM
Samra 7 said...: Gorgeous work Mona!!! Your talent is endless!
Hugs
Samra
Paper Talk with Samra; Reply January 25, 2016 at 6:02 AM
Lisa 8 said...: It's absolutely stunning, Mona!! The flowers look amazing!! I love the colors and dimension!! Wow!! Have a great day!! Big hugs :)

Lisa
A Mermaid's Crafts; Reply January 25, 2016 at 6:31 AM
Pamellia 9 said...: Gorgeous Mona. The blue vase really compliments the pink blossoms. Stunning work. hugs :); Reply January 25, 2016 at 7:42 AM
Marjan 10 said...: Well done, you captured those flowers!!; Reply January 25, 2016 at 7:43 AM
vitatulpanen 11 said...: Fantastic page Mona! Thanks for playing with Scrap Africa :); Reply January 25, 2016 at 8:48 AM
vitatulpanen 12 said...: Fantastic page Mona! Thanks for playing with Scrap Africa :); Reply January 25, 2016 at 8:48 AM
Stella 13 said...: My oh my I am smitten...fabulous work Mona!; Reply January 25, 2016 at 11:50 AM
Fran 14 said...: Lovely flowers.; Reply January 25, 2016 at 1:45 PM
Patty O'Malley 15 said...: What a pretty painting, Mona! I love the contrast of the blue vase with the pink flowers.; Reply January 25, 2016 at 4:20 PM
MackieMade Paper Creations 16 said...: Beautiful! You definitely need to follow your dreams!; Reply January 25, 2016 at 8:59 PM
Cheryl W. 17 said...: I really love peonies - they're such voluptuous flowers. I have some in my front yard, and it's such a treat to see them every spring. Your painting is wonderful, Mona. You really captured some of that voluptuous beauty.; Reply January 25, 2016 at 9:16 PM
Giggles 18 said...: That photos is stunning as is your painting...both so marketable!! Love the colours and your interpretation!!

Hugs Giggles; Reply January 26, 2016 at 12:12 AM
Nolene Burnett 19 said...: Stunning work. Lovely techniques. Thank you for playing at Scrap Africa.; Reply January 26, 2016 at 5:17 AM
LauraVi 20 said...: Peonies are my favourite flowers, you captured their beauty and elegance, gorgeous work!!; Reply January 26, 2016 at 1:00 PM
Greta 21 said...: I love your inspiration & this is a gorgeous painting, Mona!; Reply January 26, 2016 at 9:18 PM
Arantzazu 22 said...: Mona you are an artist!!!
Love it!!!those flowers are completely amazing and Fabulous!
Thanks for playing with us at Scrap Africa!
Xoxo; Reply January 28, 2016 at 2:03 PM
Dea Lenihan 23 said...: Oh delightful! The colors are gorgeous and bright and happy. Love your flowers Mona. xo; Reply January 28, 2016 at 4:18 PM
Unknown 24 said...: Wow Mona!!, que belleza!!, es impresionante como ha reflejado en su pintura las flores!!, precioso trabajo!!
Muchísimas gracias por acompañarnos en Scrap África!! :); Reply January 31, 2016 at 1:35 PM
Marie Friant 25 said...: Gorgeous Art Work!!!! I love it!!!! Thank you for joining us @Scrap Africa!; Reply February 1, 2016 at 1:47 AM
Denise van Deventer 26 said...: Sooo gorgeous Mona! Love your peonies! Your artwork is really fabulous! ;-) Thanks so much for playing along with us at Scrap Africa! ;-); Reply February 1, 2016 at 8:27 AM
asica.p 27 said...: omg! I love it!Thanks for playing with Scrap Africa :).; Reply February 1, 2016 at 11:53 AM
Asmah Zainal Abidin 28 said...: First word "AMAZING"; second word "INSPIRING" and third is "MOTIVATING"! Thanks for sharing your beautiful painting Mona. I've been wanting to start painting again for so long but never able yet. Let's see if I can paint on a very tiny scale drawing paper in the next ten months, hehe. Thank you for playing along at Scrap Africa ....come join us again in the current sketch challenge. Enjoy your evening Mona :)
Fondly,
Asmah
Scrap Africa DT
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