First, I picked up a watercolor poster board from Hobby Lobby.
![IMG_8568 IMG_8568](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-CmXsSxvbGGQ/UyilrHBy7pI/AAAAAAAAEfE/N4nK14XdiXo/IMG_8568_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
Next, I lightly sketched my design. (It’s really on there, but you can barely see it!)
![IMG_8569 IMG_8569](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-FcI7N-nx5no/UyilsuwyGzI/AAAAAAAAEfU/IzKae9MUy6c/IMG_8569_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
Please keep in mind that I only took Art 1 in high school & I really know nothing about depth/perception/mixing colors/shading (the list goes on…) & this painting really doesn’t make much sense as far as how the flowers are situated! Let’s just pretend they are randomly sitting on a table & this painting is a view from above & there is a random yellow ribbon on the table!
Anyway, I painted the flowers first, next the leaves, & finally, the background.
![IMG_8575 IMG_8575](http://lh4.ggpht.com/-g7tWr83Wh6E/UyilvA8jEeI/AAAAAAAAEfk/fQElDModUvc/IMG_8575_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
Despite not really knowing what I was doing, I’m pretty happy with the results.
![IMG_8577 IMG_8577](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-JLoBqa5MX5U/UyilxaQBe6I/AAAAAAAAEf0/1M-amTmjW4c/IMG_8577_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
So happy that I removed the picture gallery from the nook.
![IMG_8578 IMG_8578](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-eXUnQo8DbPE/UyilzIiqvnI/AAAAAAAAEgE/4woPghcVhpc/IMG_8578_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
I’m hoping to have it hanging soon, but first I need to fill in about 50 nail holes!