Spring is in the Air!

Spring is FINALLY in the air in Ontario and the weather is devine!  Today was so beautiful in fact that I had to go have a lay-down after taking everyone to school this morning.  The last few days have been so energy-intense and the weather isn't helping because all the trees, etc are blooming and spreading their allergy-ridden pollen everywhere!  Don't get me wrong - I am LOVING this weather!!  I have more high-energy plans this weekend and maybe even tomorrow, working in the garden.

But as I said, no progress to report on the crocus today.  I definitely needed a recharge before I started tackling the detail work in the petals anyway, so it's all good.  Not to leave you with nothing, I thought I'd share this link to the artistsnetwork.com which gives a bit of a summary as to Birgit O'Connor's methods:

http://www.artistsnetwork.com/articles/art-demos-techniques/painting-flowers-5-step-by-step-watercolor-techniques

And here's another link with an excerpt video on youtube showing the process that Birgit is using and I have been trying to follow.  I hadn't seen this one before so I was interested in it too.  It's only 5 min, but you can get a decent idea of the process:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPuWmFK3ilA

And finally, I've found Birgit's blog!  I'll also add this to my websites listing for future reference:

http://birgitoconnorwatercolor.blogspot.ca/

While I have been enjoying some much needed R&R, I haven't been completely lazy - I've been working on the next steps for the crocus in my head and where I want to go with it.  What other techniques I might like to try on it.  Where I want to go from here.