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Title
Autumn Birch Trees
Artist
Conni Schaftenaar
Medium
Mixed Media - Watercolor And Ink On Paper
Description
Mixed media painting by Conni Schaftenaar - Birch trees in early fall, lots of yellow and some oranges appearing among green leaves, while the grasses and low scrub around the trees is also turning yellows and oranges.
This is a drawing done with an Elegant Writer pen, which bleeds cyan and magenta when activated. Once the ink was activated and dried, watercolor was applied to add the greens, golds, and oranges of this autumn scene.
Trees are from a reference photo found on PMP-Art.com, by Simons Photography. I did not include the water and the dark pines in the background of this photo, because I wanted the bright look of trees in early fall. You can see the reference photo here: https://pmp-art.com/robyn-ro-lovelock/gallery/92014/birch-trees
Haiku about this piece written for one of Laurel Adam's What's the BUZZz contest's Blog Discussion - not a poet, so don't shoot me!
"Birches bend and sway
Golden green leaves trembling
Distant hills glow gold"
2nd place tie in the Fall Fest contest, October 2023
Featured in these FAA Groups:
Painting Cafe, January, 2017
Created by My Hands, January, 2017
Exclusively Drawings & Paintings, January, 2017
Lyrical Trees, April, 2017
Mixed Media Art, June, 2017
Landscapes and Animals Paintings, Dec. 2018
Celebrate Trees, July 2021
1000 Views on 1 Image, September 2021
Special Feature, 1000 Views on1 Image, September 2021
Mix Your Media, September 2021
Uploaded
January 15th, 2017
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Viewed 2,118 Times - Last Visitor from Fairfield, CT on 04/26/2024 at 4:29 AM
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Zeeland, MI - United States
thanks, Sarah, Kim, and Misha, and thanks to all who voted this to a 2nd place tie in the Fall Fest contest!
Bowling Green, KY - United States
Congrats on your win in the FALL FEST contest Conni...yay clap clap clap!!!!
Morongo Valley, CA - United States
Congratulations, Conni, on your win in the FALL FEST contest with this wonderful watercolor!
Martville, NY - United States
Congratulations, Conni, on your Win in the Fall Fest Contest for this beautiful painting! L/F
MOSMAN,SYDNEY, NS - Australia
SO joyous, these beautiful Autumn Birch Trees, Conni, and congrats for all your Features.......FAV................VIVA
Danville, KY - United States
Thanks for sharing this in Marsha’s new thread…loving the discussion
Punta Gorda, FL - United States
Spectacular autumn composition, lighting, shading, brilliant colors and artwork! F/L voted
Middletown, PA - United States
Beautiful work, Conni!!! Congratulations, your work is Featured in "Mix Your Media"! I invite you to place it in the group's "Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/F
Danville, KY - United States
CONNI, YAY!…congrats on your feature in. 1,000 Views on 1 Image Group!…YAY!
Danville, KY - United States
Conni, so love this entry…v…best to you. Thank you so much for hosting this contest!
Punta Gorda, FL - United States
Outstanding fall composition, lighting, shading, colorful trees and lovely artwork! F/L …voted for this piece in the contest GLIMMERS OF GOLD EARLY AUTUMN TREES AND LEAVES
Port Orange, FL - United States
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 views Groups Special Features #18 promotion discussion. Please help your fellow artists by visiting and passing on the love to another artist in the the 1000 Views Group....L/F/Tw
Danville, KY - United States
Conni posting this beauty for special nomination in the #18 thread in the 1,000 Views Group
Port Orange, FL - United States
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group ..... Please place your featured image in the Feature Archive and any other appropriate Archives l/f/p
Danville, KY - United States
Conni, I LOVE your Celebrate Trees Contest…and your entries ALL! Already, the exhibit is overflowing with beauty…such a WONDERful reminder that AUTUMN is just around the bend!! Thank you for all of the work you do for us ALL!! P.S….LOVE your new avatar! It is a SUMMER frolic and SUCH FUN!
Danville, KY - United States
Conni, your range of mixed media PLAY is ALWAYS of such amazement to me! I love the FEEL you captured with this Media blend. Often birch emerge from the mists because they love their water connection. Another beauty, my friend!
Danville, KY - United States
CONGRATULATIONS on your feature in Celebrate Trees Group! ..YAY I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL YOU DO for me, for us all, my friend. I don’t know where you find all of the energy…thank you for the consistent care and dedication you show in your admin duties. This is one gorgeous mixed media piece…AWESOME!
Zeeland, MI - United States
Congratulations, your beautiful tree image has been featured in the group Celebrate Trees. Please feel free to archive your feature in the appropriate discussion thread and visit some of your fellow featured artists and share some love!
Zeeland, MI - United States
Thanks to the group Landscapes and Animals Paintings for the feature on 12/29/2018!
Quakertown, PA - United States
This is wonderful! Love the bright, warm autumn colors and the look you achieved using mixed media, Conni. Beautiful technique! L/F
Shepton Mallet, So - United Kingdom
Beautiful, loving the bleed from the outlining.
Conni Schaftenaar replied:
Thanks, Jon! Yes, the Elegant Writer pen ink bleeds cyan and magenta when activated with water and creates fabulous shadows and backgrounds.
Nijar, Al - Spain
Gorgeous artwork, Conni!! Very interesting combination of watercolor and ink. Beautiful! L/F
St. Louis, MO - United States
Congratulations!!! Your beautiful artwork has been featured in the group: Lyrical Trees - Vibrant Wavelength Of Color!
Indio, CA - United States
this has my vote!!! Our workshop 2 weeks ago did the "Survivor Tree" at 9/ll memorial and after the form was created they used fine-line sharpies and created marvelous. You are on point!! Pen and Ink is a marvelous addition to watercolor... This is the ideal example!!!
Conni Schaftenaar replied:
Thanks, Maria - glad the ink worked well in your workshop! Appreciate the vote, too!
Indio, CA - United States
I love the description... Than you for that
Conni Schaftenaar replied:
Thanks! Maybe your workshop folks would have fun with the pen and watercolor work! I know I do . . .
Indio, CA - United States
Brilliant design and execution, you fabulous artist!!!! F/L/V
Conni Schaftenaar replied:
Thanks, Maria! It's fun to experiment with the pen and how to activate the ink.
Ann Arbor, MI - United States
Congratulations! Your work is being featured on the homepage of the “Midwest America Artists” group! You’re invited to archive this image by posting it in our Discussion thread, “Archive Your Art, Featured Or Picked For Our Homepage.“
Conni Schaftenaar replied:
Thanks, Jim - I appreciate it and I'll archive and share the group's home page on FB and Twitter.
NIcholasville, KY - United States
Congratulation, your work is featured on the homepage of "Created by My Hands"!
Conni Schaftenaar replied:
Thank you David! Very nice of you . . . I'll share the group's home page on FB and Twitter.
Titusville, FL - United States
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Conni Schaftenaar replied:
Thanks so much, John! I'll share the group's home page on FB and Twitter.
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