Zinnia Silhouette: Vintage Blueprint abstract A bit of turquoise underpainting

A bit of turquoise underpainting peeks through in spots

I couldn't help but think of the verse from Psalm 19:1 that says

or even as part of a larger gallery wall

you can enjoy beloved peonies indoors all year long

Zinnia Silhouette: Vintage Blueprint abstract A bit of turquoise underpaintingThe Zinnia Silhouette Collection really happened a bit by accident, because as I was starting to paint a collection of colorful zinnia paintings, my Instagram followers kept mentioning how much they loved the initial painted sketches on the canvases before I started layering on the color! I got to thinking about how I would paint the pieces if the sketch WAS the painting, what things I might do differently or what details I might add and that is how