flowers – Kirsten Bailey: Art

Posted on January 17, 2022 by Kirsten

Plumage – Intuitive abstract watercolour painting of feathers and leaves in purple and turquoise

“Plumage” – another in my series of intuitive paintings. I didn’t intend for this to look like feathers from the outset, but that’s what it ended up looking like to me! That’s one of the things I love about this painting style. I love just exploring the paint and seeing where it takes me. It’s especially fun in watercolours, because they really have a mind of their own sometimes.

This original painting is in A4 size, which makes it easy to purchase frames for. It is available for purchase from my Etsy store. Prints and products like the ones featured below are available from Redbubble.

Posted on January 8, 2022 by Kirsten

Sweet Morning – original watercolour painting on paper of a meadow of purple flowers on a blue, purple and pink sky

Sweet morning - watercolour painting of a field of purple flowers by KLBailey Art — Sweet morning – watercolour painting of a field of purple flowers by KLBailey Art

A pretty field of purple flowers against a blue, pink and purple sky. Original painting is available for purchase from my Etsy store. Prints, and products like the ones featured below, are available from Redbubble.

Posted on January 8, 2022January 8, 2022 by Kirsten

Reaching for the Sun – original watercolour painting of whimsical flowers and leaves, a meadow of flowers reaching towards a summer sky

Reaching for the sun by klbailey art — Reaching for the sun – original watercolour painting of whimsical flowers and leaves on a yellow sky

It’s been a while since I’ve put brush to paper, and I really enjoyed painting this one. The yellows, oranges, and pinks in the sky make me think of a warm summer afternoon.

Original painting is available for purchase in my Etsy store. Prints and products like the ones featured below are available at Redbubble.

Posted on March 14, 2021 by Kirsten

Bright Breeze – Whimsical blue, green and pink wildflowers painted in watercolour on watercolour paper

It’s early Autumn here, but it certainly doesn’t feel like it! We are still having summer weather. I love the feeling of a cool early morning breeze in early spring I get from this painting.

You can purchase this original painting from my Etsy store. Prints and products like the ones featured below are available at Redbubble.

Posted on March 1, 2021 by Kirsten

Memories of Spring – intuitive abstract watercolour painting

Memories of spring - watercolour painting of gold and purple flowers by Kirsten Bailey — Memories of spring – watercolour painting of gold and purple flowers by Kirsten Bailey

The inspiration for this painting was a posy of wildflowers, picked in the spring and beginning to dry and wilt as spring moves in to summer. Painted in shimmery gold paint, this painting is prettier in person than it is on the screen!

You can purchase this original painting from my Etsy store. Prints and other products like the ones below can be found at Redbubble.

Posted on March 1, 2021 by Kirsten

Contemplation – Intuitive abstract watercolour painting on paper in turquoise, coral and yellow by Kirsten Bailey

Contemplation - intuitive abstract watercolour painting on paper in coral, yellow and turquoise by klbaileyart — Contemplation – intuitive abstract watercolour painting on paper in coral, yellow and turquoise by klbaileyart

I called this painting ‘contemplation’ because this style of painting is very meditative to me. I never know what the finished painting is going to be like when I begin – I just go with the flow, and see where the paint takes me. I love this combination of colours!

You can purchase this original painting in my Etsy store. Prints and other products like the ones featured below are available on Redbubble.

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Kirsten

And Spring Arose…

I recently ordered from Etsy a set of vintage book pages:

According to the seller they are from 1889 and 1899, so I was very excited to receive them in beautiful condition!

I finished my first artwork featuring one of these vintage pictures today. The title “And Spring Arose” was inspired by the following poem:

And Spring arose on the garden fair,
Like the Spirit of Love felt everywhere;
And each flower and herb on Earth’s dark breast
rose from the dreams of its wintry rest.
~Percy Bysshe Shelley, “The Sensitive Plant”

And Spring Arose

I really enjoyed working on this piece, and I look forward to seeing what I can come up with for the other pictures.

Posted on March 14, 2010 by Kirsten — 4 Comments

Embracing the Storm – Two Happy Stampers Colour Challenge

I came across a blog called Two Happy Stampers this week, and was impressed by the beautiful cards they make.

For the month of March, they have posted a colour challenge – to use the following four colours in a work of art or craft:

I found it a little difficult to get the colours right, but I hope they are pretty close. This is the painting I came up with – I’m calling it “Embracing the Storm”:

I think the colour challenge is a great way to promote creativity, and I’ll definitely be back to participate in the next one, and in the meantime to check out the beautiful paper crafts at Two Happy Stampers.

Posted on February 1, 2010February 1, 2010 by Kirsten — 2 Comments

Works in Progress…

It’s been a productive weekend!

I’ve done lot’s of work on my lastest commission, a painting for a friend:

Paulas Garden work in progress

There is a lot of detail in this one, and it is HUGE (I can only fit one panel at a time on my easel), so it’s taking me a really long time to finish, but I hope the result will be worth it in the end.

I completed another painting this weekend, and thought I’d show you the stages it went through: