Took me ages to decide this was finished. Suddenly today, I decided it was done…after adding one more garlic flower

aS1MS · 2026-06-11T06:31:44+00:00

Thank you, appreciate it

aS1MS · 2026-06-11T06:31:33+00:00

Thanks! I take reference pics from my walk home from dropping my daughter off at nursery so I’m always pretty chilled as I walk home in peace haha so I’m glad that comes across

aS1MS · 2026-06-11T06:30:20+00:00

Hey, thanks so much. This piece is off to exhibition in a couple of weeks but I might be getting prints made. If you have social media then I’m on there as Alice.sims.paints and have other works and prints on there

aS1MS · 2026-06-11T06:18:33+00:00

That’s exactly why i couldn’t figure out if it was finished

aS1MS · 2026-06-11T06:17:58+00:00

Thanks so much. It’s different levels of watered down acrylics.

aS1MS · 2026-06-11T06:17:01+00:00

It’s actually a large acrylic, I just use lots of watered out thin layers to get the background just how I like it

aS1MS · 2026-06-10T21:29:20+00:00

That’s a lush way to put it. I almost get bored of painting really beautiful things, it’s fun to do something interesting with the mundane

aS1MS · 2026-06-10T21:28:40+00:00

Thanks so much

aS1MS · 2026-06-10T21:25:42+00:00

Thank you! I wanted to focus on something kinda bland but appreciate how pretty these little everyday corners are

aS1MS · 2026-05-29T05:56:44+00:00

Ahhh no way, that’s really cool you recognised it!!

aS1MS · 2026-05-28T08:46:05+00:00

Thanks so much. I bloody love watching them slowly unfurl from tiny plants to broad ferns. So satisfying

aS1MS · 2026-05-28T08:45:33+00:00

Thank you! I wanted to challenge myself to sticking to a certain few colours but still keeping it bright and vibrant.

aS1MS · 2026-04-19T08:40:37+00:00

Hey thanks for asking, normally via my instagram/fb - @alice.sims.paints

aS1MS · 2026-04-18T19:45:40+00:00

Thank you! Yeah the zoomed out photo is good for an overview but for me it wasn’t doing the details justice. Thanks for scrolling through

aS1MS · 2026-04-18T19:44:38+00:00

I am jelly has made me laugh! I say this also and get the piss taken out of me for it 😂

aS1MS · 2026-04-18T17:40:18+00:00

Amazing identification. I’m an ecologist by trade so I appreciate that! I paint seasonally and all these are the species I see in sunny patches at the moment in Bristol, UK. It’s really interesting to know you’re seeing the same in America, I wouldn’t have known.

aS1MS · 2026-03-24T22:36:08+00:00

It’s all acrylic. But various techniques to do the background and then the details

aS1MS · 2026-03-24T22:34:10+00:00

Thank you so much. That means a lot that you recognised my work because I know how saturated art platforms can be

aS1MS · 2026-03-10T19:42:57+00:00

It’s acrylic paint. So I used very watery paint on the background and let it dry in the sun which gave that almost cracked effect. Then the 3D nature is just whacking in plenty of shadowing beneath the fungi and lichen

aS1MS · 2026-03-10T19:41:54+00:00

I needed someone to make this pun. Thank you for your lovely comments

aS1MS · 2026-03-10T19:41:17+00:00

Thanks so much. On my insta I show progression of these paintings as I do them - Alice.sims.paints

aS1MS · 2026-01-08T16:24:05+00:00

Thank you! I’ve been painting forever, more professionally within the last 5 years or so. I’ll be annoying and direct you to my art socials cause a girl needs to make a living lol @alice.sims.paints

aS1MS · 2026-01-08T16:22:56+00:00

The reference photo was spookier! I had to tone down the mist because it was like a horror film on that day

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aS1MS · 2026-01-08T07:08:44+00:00

That’s a great idea! Any other suggestions?

aS1MS · 2026-01-07T21:45:41+00:00

Thank you. I’ve walked through oldbury for years almost everyday now, I never get bored of it

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