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Garden Fairy in a Field of Daisies Painting

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Garden Fairy in a Field of Daisies Painting

The inspiration for my painting was a Pixie Hollow topiary photo from Focus on the Magic. When my girls were little, they loved watching the movies with Tinker Bell and her friends. My favorite was Rosetta, the garden fairy. I like The Pirate Fairy, the Disney movie where all the fairies’ powers are switched. Of course I don’t want my Garden Fairy in a Field of Daisies Painting to emulate the trademarked Disney fairies, so I created my own special garden fairy.

Her name is Cultivata, and she loves to make plants and flowers grow!

How I Created Garden Fairy in a Field of Daisies

I mixed up a few different greens and based my 16″ by 20″ birch board.
Sometimes I work on the details and save the focal point for last. This time I painted the most important item first.
I filled in all the colors until Cultivata was opaque, just like you would in a coloring book. Next, I painted her blue and purple fairy wings.
I made her hair look just like mine-including the gray streaks in front. Wouldn’t it be great to be a garden fairy?
The paintings always look a little creepy while I’m working on the eyes, especially if I haven’t painted the hair yet.
Ah, she’s coming to life. Michaelangelo says he set David free from the stone in the David sculpture. My husband and I have seen that statue. It is really tall!
the replica of David in St. Augustine, Florida
The flowers and leaves were the fun part. I do enjoy painting flowers.
However, the little details in the flowers can be tedious.
Garden Fairy in a Field of Daisies Painting
She is finished!
Garden Fairy in a Field of Daisies Painting
You can find Cultivata and my other paintings in my Etsy shop.

I hope you enjoyed my Garden Fairy in a Field of Daisies Painting!

Happy Spring!

Kristie

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Comments

  1. Naush Samama says

    I love your step by step tutorial of the garden fairy in the daisy field ! Its so pretty.
    Thank you for sharing your blog post with us at Meraki Link Party. Delighted, you could join us.
    Stay blessed.
    Much love
    Naush

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