Best In Show. Leada Wood , Big Country Regional Art Show

Leada with her best in Show painting at Big Country  Show in Colorado City last week end. It is a Batik technique painted with liquid acrylics.

MOON FLOWERS BY LEADA WOOD, CONTEMPORARY TEXAS ARTIST

 



MOON FLOWERS BY LEADA WOOD©
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This one has been a long time in the finishing stage...thought it was done and then did a lot more to it and finally I think it is done!

My mom and grandmother always had moon flowers, ever since I can remember. They only bloom at night and sometimes when it is a cloudy morning they stay in bloom. I don't know why I have never planted them, maybe it is because I know they are poisonous and there are too many little flower pickers around our place. I think I may consider planting them at a distance where the flower pickers or llamas can't get to them. I am ready for spring!

This painting is 22x28 transparent watercolor and is available.

Prickly Pears by Leada Wood

Prickly Pears by Leada Wood©
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This is 12x16, batik watercolor on very transparent paper. This technique is fun to do but tricky! It gives an interesting look unlike any other technique I have run across. This little taste of Texas is for sale! Contact me.

Sunny Days by Leada Wood

Sunny Days by Leada Wood
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I was lulled into thinking Spring was here but today's cold front proved different. I retreated into the studio and painted this sunny rendition of a sunflower to brighten my day. I hope it brightens yours as well! This transparent watercolor is 8x10 on Arches paper.

Dance Of The Flowers by Leada Wood ©

Dance Of The Flowers by Leada Wood©

I love hibiscus! Their constant blooming, bringing you flowers every day...what's not to love! It is not summer time at my house without pots full of hibiscus. This is not a watercolor but I decided to post it anyway as it bright and cheerful and we need some color in Texas! This is a 24x36 acrylic on canvas.

Tulips in Antique Vase ala Trevena style

22x15 watercolor on textured Fabriano 140 lb hot press paper, done right after last Saturday's workshop at my studio. I wanted to capture the essence of spring tulips and their softness played against old china vase ala Shirley Trevena style. Wax candle marks are also within this. Paper was partially coated while dry with 1/2 gesso and 1/2 water in a 1:1 ratio. After that dried I sponged on Winsor Newton texture medium in a few places. I did use colored pencils to draw with and Caran D'Ache watersoluble crayons for a bit of intense color here and there. Some negative painting done too in the background and this piece was done in about 2 hours. It got good reviews on WetCanvas, my personal blog, but not many on Art Colony blog, probably not photorealistic enough.