This is Assignment 11 in the Society of Botanical Artists Distance Learning Diploma Course. After previous assignments working from real life - the botanical subject in front of us, sketching, colour studies, compositional drawing and painting the artwork ... this assignment was a chance to use our design skills. The criteria asked us to compose a greeting card using only our own photos, bringing them together in a style to suit a more commercial environment. Once completed we had to send the photos with the artwork to show how we had constructed the completed card design.
Moving along from my last blog post where I had completed the botanical subject - the Pierre de Ronsard roses, I began to incorporate the architectural elements into the composition.
The heart sign from the French Alps, the stone archway from Provence, the bird bath from our home ..
... and of course, the Eiffel Tower from Paris!
The tower was completed in graphite ... my apologies to the architect for this subtle rendition.
The architectural elements are all done in a neutral palette in watercolour.
A compilation of personal photographs resulting in my finished greeting card design.
A card for my beloved to celebrate our anniversary trip to France
or whatever you may wish it to be ... envoyé avec amour
Voila!!
All images and artwork copyright © Vicki Lee Johnston 2012
This one is certainly a tour de force in your portfolio Vicki, so beautiful. Really lovely to see how it all came together, and the bird bath got in there too. I hope your mark reflected this mammoth effort. :)x
ReplyDeleteThank you Jarnie ... the tutor was happy with the card design. Phew ...
DeleteWhat a lovely result Vicki - your roses are very beautiful. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Denise xx
DeleteBeautiful roses - beautiful card - beautiful theme. I hope you got a good mark for it. I just love the way that it takes you 'into' the landscape. Very clever that.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jess - happy with the marks xxx
DeleteJust gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteThank you BLW for all your support x
DeleteBeautiful. It is lovely seeing how your work progressed to this gorgeous painting. The individual roses are beautifully captured and I love their colour. Your garden photographs are so welcome, spring for you and we are stepping from Autumn into Winter shortly. Glad your course has gone so well. Millyx
ReplyDeleteThank you Milly. I loved doing this assignment - although it took a lot of preparation. I love how our seasons are so different .. on the home stretch now. xxx
DeleteTruly beautiful work, Vicky. Although I consider myself to be an impressionist painter I do find my self tightening up more these days. It's a very cold dreich day in Scotland, I hope the sun is shining for you! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Ingrid. It is very tense concentration to get the botanical elements so accurately portrayed - but I find it relaxing when things go well. It's lovely here in Western Australia thank you ... making the most before the heat arrives!
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