Sunday, 29 May 2011

Purple and green - creative challenge

This week's IAE creative challenge theme was a colour scheme - "purple and green". I've painted this wooden plant marker with a dragonfly, and added some little purple-y pink buttons (not sure about the buttons, what do you think??)

Using purple and green also reminded me of one of my favourite oil pastel drawings (though this wasn't done especially for the challenge - it's ages old).
 
I'd forgotten how much I love the softness and vibrancy of pastels. Perhaps I'll dig them out again over the long Bank Holiday weekend!
Posted by artangel

8 comments:

  1. Rona GregorySunday, 29 May 2011 at 08:22:00 GMT-7

    I love your dragonfly! I love purple and green together too, and blue. Hmmm not too sure about the buttons either but not sure why... which is really no help at all I guess!

    Ro xxx

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  2. WrightStuffSunday, 29 May 2011 at 11:26:00 GMT-7

    Pretty pretty pretty.

    If you don't like them, it will work equally as well without the buttons.

    LOVE the pastel work.

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  3. gmaSunday, 29 May 2011 at 13:34:00 GMT-7

    Purple and green are gorgeous together!
    Love the pastel scene. So pretty.

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  4. Priti LisaSunday, 29 May 2011 at 15:50:00 GMT-7

    I like bling, does that help?
    The pastel is wonderful...the light shining in the middle...wow!
    Angie, while I was working on my painting,I remembered that you did a man angel that I loved. I was going to look it up on your blog, but decided against it...I am too easily influenced...but I know that you picture stuck with me and somehow inspired me♥♥♥

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  5. VictoriaSunday, 29 May 2011 at 18:37:00 GMT-7

    Gorgeous! I love both beautiful pieces..yes i love the buttons..extra magic! and your dragonfly is so enchanting! Love the pastels and rich colors too...very mysterious and intriguing ...wonderful!
    victoria

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  6. Kat WMonday, 30 May 2011 at 03:13:00 GMT-7

    Both beautiful. I love the delicate dragonfly and the colours used on the plant marker. And the pastel drawing is gorgeous - glad you remembered it. Isn't it great when you get a renewed enthusiasm for a medium or material you haven't used in a while? I love that feeling.

    Kat X

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  7. LorrieTuesday, 31 May 2011 at 12:37:00 GMT-7

    I love that Dragonfly, and I think with or without buttons it will look lovely.

    As for the pastels, funny that...I was looking at mine (and my chalks) and thinking the same thing. I think they are a summer medium definitely as it's more fun to work with them outside.

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  8. artangelTuesday, 31 May 2011 at 15:35:00 GMT-7

    Thanks everyone for all your kind comments x

    Lisa I love your angel painting - if anything I've done has given you any degree of inspiration I'm flattered! :)

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