Sunday, July 1, 2012

Yellow Daffodil Flower Drawing

When life hands you lemons ... make Strawberry Lemonade Punch color schemed artwork for the Summer of Color challenge! Due to a busy schedule (especially on Saturday, as I went to a friend's birthday lunch, came home to bake caramel banana cake with homemade honey-cinnamon frosting and then whisked the dessert away to a girl's night-in party), it took me a little longer than usual to complete this week's ice cream flavor theme.

I drew a daffodil, a flower known for its sunny shades of yellow. I was originally going to strictly stick to the color palette and use different shades of pink for the background. But all that brightness begged for the contrast of a dark green.

Daffodil flower art is drawn entirely with Prismacolor pencils. I've used White, Canary Yellow, Sand, Goldenrod and Bronze pencils to color the petals and Deco Pink, Pink and Dark Green pencils to color the swirly background. Drawing is on Strathmore Bristol Vellum Paper, hand cut to approximately 3.5" by 2.5", ACEO size.

Daffodil Flower Drawing

I've also linked up my colored pencil art and recommend visiting the following hops for more creative works: Sunday Sketches, Whimsy Wednesday and Paint Party Friday.
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34 comments :

  1. ChristineJuly 1, 2012 at 10:57 AM

    wonderful lemon yellow, I like it!

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  2. WrightStuffJuly 1, 2012 at 10:58 AM

    Wonderful. I've only just started my summer of colour piece. I've just laid down some watercolour and covered it in salt for an interesting background - now the frustration of waiting for it to dry! I've another piece in the airring cupboard already!

    You did a fab job with those pencils. They are my faves. You really captured the grooves of the petals and the intricate shading.

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  3. UnknownJuly 1, 2012 at 10:58 AM

    Beautiful... prismas really are a dream to work with... :)

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  4. DVArtistJuly 1, 2012 at 11:47 AM

    This is so pretty. Love works in yellow
    Nicole/Beadwright

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  5. HeatherJuly 1, 2012 at 12:29 PM

    this is gorgeous. your pencil work is amazing!
    nice and cheerful too

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  6. DebbieJuly 1, 2012 at 1:42 PM

    wow, i really love this! Yellow is one of my favorite colors. :-)

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  7. MS RaghavJuly 2, 2012 at 5:10 AM

    cool!! what colours are these? pastels?

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  8. Kaili WilliamsJuly 2, 2012 at 8:55 AM

    That flower is looking so beautiful so far! You do such great work with colored pencils, and I can really admire that as I just don't have the patience for them half the time ;)

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  9. Alexandra MacVeanJuly 2, 2012 at 12:21 PM

    Your daffodil is wonderful and beautiful. :) Well done. Hugs xx

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  10. carol l mckennaJuly 2, 2012 at 1:14 PM

    Wonderful and so well done ~thanks, ^_^ (A Creative Harbor)

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  11. Carolyn DubeJuly 2, 2012 at 1:34 PM

    Beautiful shading of the yellows in your flower! It looks so dimensional!

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  12. CazJuly 2, 2012 at 4:06 PM

    what a beautiful drawing!

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  13. MandyJuly 2, 2012 at 6:50 PM

    This is beautiful..i small toil scared to say a colour...lol...its prob totally wrong....and that cake you made sounds delish ...xxx

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  14. Tracey FKJuly 2, 2012 at 7:32 PM

    I do think it is begging for rich dark green.... it will look just wonderful... the shading and tonal owrk is so wonderful and I think the darker background would really bring that out...xx

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  15. KristinJuly 2, 2012 at 11:04 PM

    xo!

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  16. GigglesJuly 2, 2012 at 11:27 PM

    So pretty even if it's not finished!!

    Hugs Giggles

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  17. SabinaJuly 4, 2012 at 8:37 AM

    Really been enjoying your flowers. And I think the background would work i hot pink or dark green. Go with your gut!

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  18. Shahrul NizaJuly 4, 2012 at 1:35 PM

    yellow never looked so stunning until i see that daffodils! Hugs.

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  19. UnknownJuly 5, 2012 at 12:01 AM

    gorgeous!

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  20. Becky DunhamJuly 5, 2012 at 12:45 AM

    Absolutely gorgeous Kristin!

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  21. bellefrogworksJuly 5, 2012 at 9:35 AM

    Gorgeous as is all your work!

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  22. craftydJuly 5, 2012 at 11:20 AM

    You really did a neat job of capturing that daffodil.

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  23. NettyJuly 5, 2012 at 6:03 PM

    beautiful work, Annette x

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  24. UnknownJuly 5, 2012 at 7:37 PM

    Beautiful daffodil - Yellow is such an uplifting color.

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  25. Daniele ValoisJuly 5, 2012 at 9:24 PM

    I do love what you're doing this summer. I have yet to start this weeks prompt but excited to do so. Yellow is soooo happy!!!

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  26. LesleyJuly 5, 2012 at 10:22 PM

    Wow this is beautifully done.
    This year's challenge has been just wonderful with all it's colours and the creativity is amazing, yours included.
    Lesley

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  27. Meeha MeehaJuly 6, 2012 at 4:16 AM

    I could sunbathe just looking at the sunny daffodil! I love the way you captured the light. Thank you for leaving a sweet comment on my picnic on the floor :)

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  28. GinnyJuly 6, 2012 at 5:15 PM

    I love what you created. Beautiful work.

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  29. GlorV1July 6, 2012 at 7:08 PM

    Beautiful lemon color. I love daffodils. We get them in our yard every year. Nice job.

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  30. Karen SmitheyJuly 7, 2012 at 1:59 AM

    Boo. I can't see the picture, and I've reloaded the page twice. Happy PPF anyway!

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  31. JoannaJuly 7, 2012 at 4:39 AM

    Very pretty, I like the swirly background too :o)

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  32. AnonymousJuly 7, 2012 at 4:35 PM

    I like it!

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  33. amber.threadsJuly 9, 2012 at 2:36 PM

    beautiful!

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  34. JKWJuly 9, 2012 at 8:22 PM

    This is exactly what I work with for my color ACEO work, except I don't use the vellum, I do like the look of that though. Beautiful flower. Blessings, Janet PPF

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