Iris and poppy silk painting - in progress

I'm planning to frame these as a matching pair - poppies and irises. I started by doing a design on freezer paper, which I then ironed on to the back of the silk. I used gutta for the outline on the front of the silk, painted the flowers and finally added a background colour. After removing the freezer paper, the picture needs ironing to set the silk paint. Next job - take them for framing. Photos to follow. I've done a couple of postcard sized poppy pictures too, ready for our art exhibition.

Collage Picture ... inspired by ...

I was inspired by this stained glass dome in a conference room at The George Hotel in Harrogate earlier this year, and found it fun to try and re-create a part of it in paint and collage