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Blue Hydrangea Drawing for Summer of Color Art Challenge

The Summer of Color is back and I finished the first art challenge with mere minutes to spare! This year the theme is Color By Number. Each week, Kristin of Twinkle, Twinkle will provide a generic palette of 2 of one color and 1 of another. Then the participants get to choose which shade of each color to use. Week One was two blues and a green, so I chose Deco Blue, True Blue and Spring Green. I also used White to lighten the blue hydrangea flower petals and Grass Green to darken the leaf background.

Blue Hydrangea Drawing by Aquariann
Blue hydrangea drawing is colored with Prismacolor pencils onto ACEO cut Strathmore Smooth Bristol Paper. Colored pencil art is also linked at Sunday Sketches.
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  1. ChristineJune 14, 2015 at 10:48 AM

    This is a beautiful interpretation of the challenge! Glad you made it.

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  2. AnonymousJune 14, 2015 at 11:23 AM

    fantastic colours

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  3. Sharon FritchmanJune 14, 2015 at 12:28 PM

    WOW! Gorgeous hydrangea!!! I love what you did with this week's SOC colors!!!

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  4. KristinJune 14, 2015 at 12:42 PM

    xo

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  5. RolinaJune 14, 2015 at 1:52 PM

    I love hydrangeas - super drawing!

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  6. Tammie LeeJune 14, 2015 at 2:18 PM

    this is so lovely ~

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  7. Jennifer RoseJune 14, 2015 at 3:22 PM

    very pretty :D I know a few coloured pencil people who would kill for more deco blue pencils :p

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  8. Mellowood GalleryJune 14, 2015 at 9:59 PM

    Charming. I look forward to following your blog - love the name

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  9. Paper rainbowJune 15, 2015 at 1:28 AM

    This is a beautiful drawing. You have used the colours so well.

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  10. CazJune 15, 2015 at 7:55 AM

    This is charming, its so lovely and the shades you used are great!

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  11. NataliaJune 15, 2015 at 2:45 PM

    I love blue hydrangea! And your picture of it is lovely!

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  12. katiecupcakesJune 15, 2015 at 4:46 PM

    So pretty! Love the colors you used!

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  13. NCSueJune 16, 2015 at 7:23 PM

    Beautiful - nice job!
    Thanks for sharing at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2015/06/island-welcome-labadee-haiti.html

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  14. 2justByouJune 17, 2015 at 1:08 AM

    Oh, I used to LOVE coloring with pretty colored pencils. I had a collection of them. I miss the days when I had time to do coloring like that. Beautiful hydrangea!!!

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  15. LA BotcharJune 26, 2015 at 12:14 AM

    so lovely. I cannot wait for mine to bloom!!

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