This week’s theme: Winter / Today’s Daily Art Prompt: Ski / Medium: Watercolor / Daily Art Count: 4/100

Because my family is Norwegian, I decided to illustrate the King’s and Queen’s crowns of Norway.

Scroll down for a fun time-lapse video of my process!

Here’s a little trivia according to Wikipedia:

During Norway's union with Denmark, the king underwent a coronation ceremony in Denmark. When this union was dissolved in 1814, Norway declared its independence and adopted its own constitution.

A coronation was required among the provisions in Norway's 1814 constitution. The old Norwegian regalia had been lost and no Norwegian regalia was available for use when preparations were made for the coronation of King Carl Johan in 1818. The king would pay for the essential regalia himself.

The King's Crown: made in Stockholm in 1818 by goldsmith Olof Wihlborg. The Queen’s Crown was made in Stockholm in 1830 by goldsmith Erik Lundberg, and modeled after the Swedish queen consort’s crown.

Timelapse Video

Join me as I work to make art for 100 days, following the daily art prompts inside Bonnie Christine’s Flourish Membership. Each week has a theme with 7 prompt words within that theme. Flourish is a monthly membership for artists and designers, opening in May and October of each year. Want to learn more? Check it out at surfacepatterndesigners.com/flourish.