This week the Diva's challenge was groovy, a pattern offered by Eden at Cut'n It Up! Here's my first shot at it. Groovy was not easy for me to draw, it should get easier with practice. In addition to groovy for the water, I used my own flower design that I call sunz, pearlz for the border, and a variation of punch for the riverbank. I watercolored for the first time with my water pen using the Derwent Intense Pencils, and finished it out with some highlights in At You Spica markers.
Head on over to Laura's page here to check out everyone's offering of Groovy! Maybe you'd like to add your own design :).
Groovy is new for me, too. Not an easy one, for sure. Anyway, cute tile. Very fitting for the springtime :)
ReplyDeleteGroovy makes wonderful rippling water. What a bright cheerful tangle. And you are correct it will get easier. One of the greatest benefits of the challenge!
ReplyDeleteGreat use of color! It reminds me of a rippling mountain stream.
ReplyDeleteI love your entry, I hadn't thought of groovy as looking like ripples of water, but you now have me convinced. Great job!
ReplyDeleteWow Alice. You really did a nice job with this & I like the way the color turned out. Linda E.
ReplyDeletethanks, linda! i appreciate you always visiting my blog and leaving me wonderful comments :)
DeleteLike you, I find Groovy not very easy to draw. I'll be working on it today so I can send in my contribution for this week.
ReplyDeleteYours worked out quite well!!
Annemarie Huijts,
Holland
thanks, annemarie! i watch for your drawing! have a great week :)
Deletelike like like alot, love the coloring! love 'n greetz, Ellen
ReplyDeleteellen - the coloring is the most fun part :)
DeleteGreat tile! Using Groovy as water is a stroke of genius. It works so well. I like the angular pattern in the background. It is a nice contrast. Well done!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty! love the colors!
ReplyDeleteI love this tile! It is so lovely. The colors are spectacular.
ReplyDeleteColor is so much fun to add isnt it? Love the watery feel here. I end up always doing it vertical for some reason, but horizontal it definitely says 'water'. Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeletebright and sunny, perfect to brightens ones day. Love the colour treatment,
ReplyDeleteI like that you have a theme. I always find that more interesting, not really being an abstract thinker! Your colors are great,and I like all the different patterns chosen, even like the little dots around the SUNZ on the left.
ReplyDeletegloria - i didn't realize until you mentioned it - that i didn't put dots around the sunz on the right - i missed that! hahaha! there really IS no right or wrong way :). have a great week!
DeleteThis is so pretty. I always love color!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful composition! I love your Sunz, I'm going to have to try it:) And addind color to Groovy really makes it look great!
ReplyDeleteI Love your coloread Job. Wonderful
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Your color has really softened your design. I love the flowers.
ReplyDeleteThis is so pretty! It looks like seashells and pearls around the edges. The colors jump right out!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty - I also wouldn't have thought of groovy as water, but it really does look like water the way you've colored it. Love the design of sunz!
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