Samantha Makes

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7 original designs · gouache

Steel Magnolias

Hand Painted Gouache Cotton Bolls Dusty Pink In Mauve Background

A medium-scale toss of abstracted cotton bolls — three to four rounded lobes on short curved stems, painted in chalky dusty pink with warm taupe-pink shadows — scattered loosely across a muted rose mauve ground in a hand-painted gouache style.

Steel Magnolias

Hand Painted Gouache Cotton Bolls Dusty Blush In Terracotta Background

A medium-scale half-drop scatter of abstracted cotton bolls — open lobed seed pods on short curved stems — painted in pale dusty blush on a muted terracotta rose ground with warm taupe stem accents, airy and low-density.

Jardim Da Vovo

Hand Painted Gouache Daisy Blooms Deep Navy In Chartreuse Background

Large-scale oversized daisy-like blooms with bold spiky petals and cream centers densely packed in a half-drop scatter, stems and buds tucked between heads — gouache vectorized in deep navy on pale chartreuse yellow.

Jardim Da Vovo

Hand Painted Gouache Daisy Blooms Deep Crimson In Cream Background

Large-scale stylized daisy and aster blooms in deep crimson red, with spiky irregular petals and pale cream centers on short curved stems, scattered in a dense half-drop repeat across a warm cream ground — vectorized from hand-painted gouache.

Hellebores

Hand Painted Gouache Paisley Florals Navy Blush In Mauve Background

A medium-scale half-drop scatter of deep navy paisley forms filled with blush five-petaled blooms and leaf sprigs, paired with cool grey floral clusters — gouache-painted with opaque, matte color on a warm mauve-grey ground.

Hellebores

Hand Painted Gouache Paisley Hellebores Navy Pink In Sage Background

A small-scale half-drop scatter of deep navy paisley teardrops filled with dusty mauve-pink four-petaled blooms and olive leaves, alternating with detached flower heads across a muted sage khaki ground — hand-painted in gouache with warm, intimate. Hand Painted Gouache Paisley Hellebores Navy Pink In Sage Background in a room

Art Deco Spring

Hand Painted Gouache Tulips Deep Crimson In Warm Grey Background

Large-scale bilateral trellis of deep crimson tulips — open cups, buds, and top-down blooms — on sinuous sage green stems with curling tendrils, hand-painted in gouache with burgundy petal shading on a pale warm grey ground.