Here are paintings inspired by June’s project, in an array of styles all the way from botanical to abstract. Enjoy!

From Marion: Really like this! The sense of cool shade, how it leads the eye up to the bluebells and sunlight.



From Marion: Delighted you found the project, and hope you’ll be joining in more.

From Marion: It reminds me of the bluebells growing in the grounds at Armadale Castle on the south of Skye, where they outgrow the other greenery.

From Marion: I’ve enjoyed watching your progress on Facebook with your botanical art studies, and it’s a special thrill that this month’s project prompted you to do a bluebells. A beautiful painting of a deliate flower, and a reminder to me of how it’s time well spent to slow down and look closely.

From Marion: I love the freedom in this, the loose expression of the colour constrained with just a touch of line. So deceptively simple!

From Marion: If it weren’t for the theme “bluebells” I wouldn’t be making the connection, so in your aim to get away from it “looking real”, you’d certainly succeeded. Conversely, having “bluebells” in mind gives me a path into the painting, a way to interpret and make it intriguing rather than merely mysterious. I find myself wondering what a version with curved cut lines rather than straight would feel like, vs the strong straight lines.
