Inspired by Claude Monet, I have created an album of paintings of water lilies. Monet did a lot of paintings of water lilies.... He drew inspiration from his own garden. He became world famous with these paintings that hang in various museums.
I painted this water lily with oil pastel. You can work in layers on top of each other, creating depth and contrasts. The pink-white leaves face the sun. The green-blue leaves reflect in the water where you can also see small water droplets.
I edited the original in different ways with Photoshop in different colours and also made cut-outs.
In the album water lilies you will find more paintings of this beautiful flower.
Can also be found in other albums including Botanical art, Waterleleis , Still lifes, Illustrations , Old and New Masters, Figurative landscapes, For Garden and Balcony, A Touch of Blue, A Touch of Green , A Touch of Yellow ,
I have time to draw and paint more after years of volunteer work for the St. Care Foundation The Gambia. Inspiration I got in the Gambia where I also lived. The colors, the population and life is a great source of inspiration. But also the quieter.. Read more…