Frances Palmer Artist

30/09/2026

The official picture.

28/09/2026

ACEO Art
I love miniature artwork and love creating it too.
These are exactly 2.5" x 3.5" to qualify as ACEO. Fine line pen and watercolour.
(The photo looks wonky but they are true to size)

26/09/2026

Mums 90th birthday flowers from Wye Valley Flowers (thank you, mum loves them). How beautiful are these? Full of colour, shape and texture.

It looks as though this bouquet was gathered during a slow stroll through an overgrown cottage garden at peak late summer, capturing the effortless beauty of nature just as it grows.

There is a wonderful, tactile dialogue happening here. The smooth, silky paperiness of delicate cosmos petals spilling dynamically past the rim, set against the dense, velvet-like cushions of dark purple sedum heads and fluffy yarrow clusters. Tucked alongside are tiny, starburst feverfew blossoms and the soft, leafy sprigs adding an earthy, aromatic green foundation. Pale yellow sunflowers with dark, textured central eyes catch the light immediately, acting as bright focal anchors. Rich pink and pale cream dahlias bring weight and intricate, layered symmetry to the centre. Delicately bent cosmos reach outward in expressive, asymmetrical arcs, breaking any rigid lines and making the whole arrangement feel light and alive.

The palette bridges warm sunshine and cool jewel tones. Soft lemon yellows and clean whites act as bright highlights, intermingling with deep magenta, dusty rose, and lavender-purple. Nothing feels matchy-matchy; instead, the colors bleed together with the organic harmony of a painter’s palette.

It’s an arrangement that breathes—a celebration of painterly imperfection, movement, and wild botanical grace.

(Lots of inspiration for a new artwork too 🙂)

23/09/2026

Time out for a special occasion

22/09/2026

Postcard complete

20/09/2026

Snowdrop doodling

17/09/2026

Finished !

14/09/2026

Focusing on negative space (think how this can apply to how we might be feeling and how the flow can help relax the brain and ease negative emotions).

In a maximalist, pattern-rich piece like this, negative space functions not as empty space, but as structured visual breathing room that keeps the intricate design from feeling overwhelming.

Instead of leaving blank white paper, your "negative space" is filled with detailed textures—like the pink-and-red dotting around the purple flowers, the textured yellow backdrop in the centre, and the deep blue-green stippling on the far right. This gives the background its own identity without competing for attention with the main floral subjects.

The stippled areas act as a buffer, allowing distinct motifs—such as the bold red poppies, central purple blooms, and white snowdrops—to stand out individually rather than bleeding into one another.

The sweeping, serpentine borders (the beaded green line, blue ladder-like strip, and pink mosaic trim) act as structural channels. They guide the viewer's eye smoothly across the composition, carving out dedicated zones for each floral group.

The dark green and deep blue stippled backgrounds anchored on the sides provide a rich, dark contrast that grounds the bright yellows, pinks, and oranges in the central channels.

13/09/2026

13/09/2026

A bit more progress today.
Finished the snowdrop section because they are my favourite Spring flower.😀
Lots of stippling and over lining to do...