Little Stream
This piece is bursting with greenery from the meandering stream at the base of the mountain. Mixing these green hues was an entertaining practice that added dimension to the cascading mountain top.
Author: Serra Isabella
I'm a self-taught multidisciplinary painter and writer inspired by the fantastical worlds I've seen in nature and my favorite stories. I primarily work with acrylic and watercolor but have a love for writing stories as well. I love to start a painting by slapping some colors on the canvas and mixing until I find the exact shade of whatever is stuck in my mind. I hope my art can give you a glimpse of the beauty and magic of your favorite fantasies.
Bright Star
For the second winter scene I wanted to create a deeper color pallet. I took a slightly different approach to make the mountain in this piece because the center of the mountain has a line leading down whereas other designs leave an empty space.
Thankful Trees
This was the second piece I made in this collection before I realized I was making a collection, hence the slightly different painting technique using wider brushstrokes. While painting I was playing around with the way two shades interact together and then against white paper.
Bunnies
The bunnies are out and hopping in this piece featuring a bright green meadow just below the mountain. To create the meadow I followed the same technique from the river painting, individually drawing each blade of grass.
Cherry Blossoms
Simple scribble brush strokes make up the haphazard tree while shades of green scatter the mountain top. I mixed colors ranging from lime green to army green to create the dynamic mountainside.
Skiing
This piece was a big step outside my comfort zone as I rarely paint winter pieces and never paint people, but I knew that if I stuck to the minimalistic painterly style I have been using for this collection I would create the vision stuck in my head.
Pumpkin Patch
In this piece, pumpkins sprinkle the mountainside asHalloween approaches and the children prepare for trick or treating. I loved making these cute little pumpkins and the more I just let the paintbrush scribble away the cuter they became.
Lavender Field
This piece was the initial inspiration for the Seasons of the Mountain Collection. The simple lines and vibrant colors of this painterly watercolor mountain seemed so simply pretty that I wanted to make more… And there the collection was created.
Watching the Sea
With relentless waves crashing against the shore and clouds that cover every inch of the sky, the woman is watching a storm in the making, her hair flying behind her. The lighthouse stands dutifully on the other shore, trying to light the way for any ships lost at sea.
Violet Mountain
Otherworldly colors suggest these mountains stand in a world unlike our own, the melting ice caps of the mountain revealing a plethora of shimmering purple gems. The ocean below reflects the magnificent sweeping sky above.
