I started painting when I retired

[flowerchild]

I've never had the time to get into painting until I retired. Now I'm loving my journey with it. I'll post a few of my favorites. Some of these I did for my two boys.
I started with an Acrylic Pour Swipe technique using paint, floetrol, water, and drops of oil. Uses a lot of paint and makes a huge mess but some of them turned out nice I think.

this flower is blown out after pouring on the paint.




These are swiped backgrounds with image painted in after.

 

[flowerchild]

These are swipes with images painted as well. For my sons

 

[flowerchild]

Then I did some controlled swipes


A swipe and silhouette, whimsical tree. This one I sold it's called Fohen Winds


Another swipe with the silhouette. I sold one of these as well.

 

[flowerchild]

Leaving the paint mess behind I painted these
Cabin under Big Sky

Deer by the river

A whimsical faerie silhouette sitting on a swiped mushroom


Cabin in the deep woods

 

[flowerchild]

This was painted from a picture my son sent to me of the canal to the lake he lives on.


This is from another photo of my son kayaking on the lake

 

[Pinky]

Very nice paintings .. you are so talented!

 

[hollydolly]

I envy such talent... thanks muchly for sharing..

 

[Pepper]

Love your artwork------Love, Love, Love it!

 

[Ruth n Jersey]

I love looking at art work. I especially love the cabin you painted.

 

[Lara]

Woweee!!! My favorites are your first 5 posted but they're all awesome!!

 

[Kaila]

I am enjoying seeing these!
Thank you for sharing with us!

 

[Colleen]

I'd say you have a talent and I'm glad you're pursuing it. Love your work. I also took up watercolour after we retired. I enjoy it, too

 

[Gaer]

Your work is so lovely! I too, didn't start painting or sculpting until age 65. Guess we are late bloomers!
I love your work!

 

[Cameron]

Great stuff. I love the cabin at night ! I hope you keep it up and its a wonderful idea to paint now that you are retired. I wish i was as creative

 

[dobielvr]

The top flower and middle flower are my faves.

But, I love them all!!

 

[AnnieA]

Amazing work! Love it! Faves are the first set of swipes, the bottom silhouette, the faerie ...the swipe accents in the last two give them so much interest. Also love your son's lake.

 

[Liberty]

Ditto for me...love them all. Worked as a commercial artist early in my career and now, retired I find that choosing the medium to use is the main issue with getting started painting again "for fun" and not work. So much is messy and colored pencils are well "colored pencils"...lol.

 

[Pecos]

I have tried my hand at painting using water colors and had a couple that were reasonable, but I had to do them over and over again before I was satisfied. My conclusion was that this was one of the harder things I have ever tried, but I would not have known how difficult it was if I had not tried.

I acquired a lot of respect for "real" artist along the way, and when I go into an art museum now, I am a different spectator than before.

@flowerchild , you are talented.

 

[officerripley]

I have tried my hand at painting using water colors and had a couple that were reasonable, but I had to do them over and over again before I was satisfied. My conclusion was that this was one of the harder things I have ever tried, but I would not have known how difficult it was if I had not tried.

I acquired a lot of respect for "real" artist along the way, and when I go into an art museum now, I am a different spectator than before.

@flowerchild , you are talented.

Similar to something I tried: I took a quilting class and can say the only thing I got out of it was I learned how much I hate to quilt!

 

[Jules]

You’re very talented @flowerchild Thanks for sharing these.

Only problem with so many lovely pictures is finding the space to display them.

 

[flowerchild]

These are my whimsical Faeries and Tree Spirits

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Meeting of the TreeSpirits
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Renewal of the TreeSpirits

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You’re very talented @flowerchild Thanks for sharing these.

Only problem with so many lovely pictures is finding the space to display them.

Thanks Glad you like them

 

[flowerchild]

I have tried my hand at painting using water colors and had a couple that were reasonable, but I had to do them over and over again before I was satisfied. My conclusion was that this was one of the harder things I have ever tried, but I would not have known how difficult it was if I had not tried.

I acquired a lot of respect for "real" artist along the way, and when I go into an art museum now, I am a different spectator than before.

@flowerchild , you are talented.

Thanks, I too admire others who can create something

 

[flowerchild]

Similar to something I tried: I took a quilting class and can say the only thing I got out of it was I learned how much I hate to quilt!

LOLOLOL, I sew as well. I can only do small quilting projects and only the easy ones. I have a respect to those who create those quilts.

 

[flowerchild]

Amazing work! Love it! Faves are the first set of swipes, the bottom silhouette, the faerie ...the swipe accents in the last two give them so much interest. Also love your son's lake.

Glad you like them. It means that maybe my ideas on canvas are appreciated. So love that you appreciate them.

 

[flowerchild]

Ditto for me...love them all. Worked as a commercial artist early in my career and now, retired I find that choosing the medium to use is the main issue with getting started painting again "for fun" and not work. So much is messy and colored pencils are well "colored pencils"...lol.

Ditto back at you. Glad you like my work