Feel the fear and do it anyway..... Is how I felt doing this class project. Contemporary abstract, although a style I like, is something I've never tried before and I usually avoid florals. Especially loose expressive designs. I've kept my distance from such methods on account of not knowing where to start.

Claire's class was the perfect introduction. And although my results are a little haphazard and very rough, (don't think I've ever drawn so many flowers on one page), I'm totally inspired.

 

Filling the page with colour was a lot of fun. Although I did struggle with what to layer on top of the background and didn't really take any risks. On my next attempt, I will experiment more. I lack somewhat in confidence when it comes to watercolour washes and was so pleased with how this turned out, I didn't want to ruin it by overpainting. Masking out words first will give my future practice more meaning. 

I loved Claire's concept idea of connecting the word with what is actually illustrated. However, I need to get over my fear of florals, so decided to use this assignment as practice. I resisted the temptation to view flower photo references and started by just painting flower shapes. Then I added detail with a black Micron fine liner.  

I wasn't as happy with the results of this piece. I didn't spend enough time thinking about what flower shapes would work well inside the letters or how they should be placed. It is very rudimental, to say the least. I will try again with just one big letter. Think I tried to run before I could walk with painting a whole word. The curse of being dyslexic.... my brain runs away with an idea that my physical self has no experience with and can't keep up. 

Thank you Claire, for teaching such an inspirational class. I will definitely be checking out your other classes in the future.