PoppyPhlox

Flowers, Art, Travel, and Life Warning Random

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Sorry haven’t been on here much, got my first landscape design job over here in the islands, so have been super busy with that. Can’t show you much for client privacy reasons, but is has been fun getting back into landscape design. Had to learn a new program because I don’t have my NYC computer here that had all my design programs on it, actually liking this new one better, don’t have to use bootcamp and windows to make it work. With twitter acting up more each day might try to be in here more. Cheers and Aloha🌺

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Slowly getter better at snowy trees🎄. Finding I like gouache and watercolor used together. Will post more soon, sorry been super busy lately so haven’t been on here as much as I would like or should be. Cheers and Aloha to all🌺

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So for the first time in months decided to pull out the watercolors and my brushes. Gave myself a limited palette and only used one brush. Hope to keep painting more this week. Haven’t ever really tried painted snowy trees, it is a big change from my normal botanical illustration style and scope. Channeling the snow weather back on the mainland, def not snowy here on island.

Cheers and Aloha to all! 🌺

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And they are done! Dropped off 80ish cards late last night, so as a reward I made apple spiced baked donuts with a cinnamon maple glaze. Will post the final card once people have received theirs. Tomorrow I start on the Yule cards and all the work that is going into them. It will be time to break out the paints and brushes, also the pointed pen. Card season is official in full swing!

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And so starts card season. First comes the fall/thanksgiving card and then the Yule/winter card. Busy busy busy season for my cricut and my design area. This card is a more simple design just using different graphics from Echo Park Paper, the Winter card is going to be way way way more work. Still trying to distract myself from the massive fire raging on island, the showers last night helped and the winds so far have blown it away from us, praying that they can put it out soon. Praying for more rain!!!

Tonight’s sunset is a little less smokey.

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So had to kill about 30 or so minutes as I waited for my computer to update so decided to sketch a few fall things. Haven’t sketched or drawn anything for months so it felt nice to get back my drive to draw and create, burnout is evil! Hopefully this will be the first of a some more drawings and sketches. Also used a very simple pencil that was just sitting on my table left by Mom, nothing fancy. Yup drawing is fun, and yeah it is super rough but made me smile.

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Missing my Chunkertons today, but know he is getting all the lives staying with Aunty Larisa and Uncle Guido. Hope I can fly back to the mainland next month and get all the cuddles.

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Ok just setting this up so I can see if I like it’s sadly someone took my handle already back in 2019 sooooo changed it slightly for here. Will see if I like it or not. Will post randomly, mostly photos and maybe my art in the future.