Oct 22 2007
Welcome
Welcome to the Artwork of Lexi Sundell!
Horse Bells and Creation
You are invited to browse the paintings she has created and read her own writings about her art. Please feel free to leave comments when you are inspired to do so as she loves to share her work with others. The paintings shown above are available at RiverStone Gallery in Ennis, Montana.
Lexi Sundell’s new book about painting flowers in acrylics is just now being released. Read all about it in Launch of My New Book.
ACRYLIC PAINTERS A-Z OF FLOWERS at Simon & Schuster Australia, official publisher’s site
Lexi….I came to this page via BlogRush from my blog. OMG your work is wonderful, you are a very talented lady. “Creation” is breath taking……it reminded me of my all-time favorite artist Georgia O’Keeffe. “Creation” has that same almost abstract feeling of a flower but yet something perfectly realistic at the same time. I am going to check out your book, I cannot imagine how excited you are to have it published after so much hard work. Congradulations!
Linda (in Oklahoma)
Hello Lexi,
I have recently purchased your book the acrylic flower painter A-Z what a wonderful book this is, your work is breathtaking you really are talented. I wonder if you could tell me when working on a black background do you do all the background and paint the flowers on the top or do you go round the flower with the background. I am totally new to acrylics and I was not sure which way you worked. You are are real inspiration as I so love flowers, I will try to work from your book and who knows but you are a very hard act to follow.
Adrienne (in UK)
Linda,
Thank you very much. It is exciting to finally get the book published. After my work was done I was mostly either sick of the project due to the vast amount of work crammed under deadlines, or apprehensive as to how the color was going to reproduce. Once I got the book and was happy with how they did it, I then got excited!
Adrienne,
Thank you for your kind remarks.
The thing to remember is no one was born knowing how to do this. You start where you are and move forward, so don’t be afraid to do that!
I typically paint the background black around the flower but not where the flower will be. This leaves a white blotch where the flower and leaves will be. It looks vaguely like the spot pattern on a Holstein cow, so I call it the Holstein Stage.
Paintings often look rather bad at various stages so don’t let that bother you either. It usually takes a few layers of paint before any richness starts to show.
Good luck with your efforts,
Lexi
Lexi,
Thank you so much for taking the time out to reply to me I will have a wonderful time experimenting and have been totally inspired by your wonderful book. Thank you again.
Adrienne (in UK)
Lexi< I recently purchased your book, I have been painting in our local senior group and I recently purchased your book, simply amazing how you have presented in
easy to understand writing. I have a question I have been searching art suppliers for paints and have been unable to locate a supplier that carries some of the colors you are using, may I have the name of your color manufacture or supplier? I even tried to read the label on the photographs in the book.
Robert,
Try Daniel Smith art supply in Seattle, they make their own line of paints and I used a lot of them in the paintings for the book.
Glad you find the writing clear, it was a challenge to distill the processes into straightforward descriptions.
Good luck,
Lexi
Hello Lexi,
I am writing you from Winnipeg Manitoba Canada. I am so impressed with your art. The flowers are so beautiful. I have been an acrylic painter for a few years now and would love to obtain a copy of your book. Is your book available through a distributor in Canada? You also mentioned purchasing supplies from an art supply store in Seattle. May I ask what kind of acrylic paints you use as I would need to check to see if they are available in my city.
Thank you. I look forward to your reply,
Linda G. (Manitoba, Canada)
Hi Linda,
Thanks for you response, makes a smile in my day!
You can purchase the book right on this site and I will be happy to ship to Canada. I have no idea who is selling it where, so I am not much help that way!
I use various brands of paints but the one you are most likely to find in your area is Golden. Those are excellent paints.
Thanks again,
Lexi