Hibiscus 2
Hibiscus 1
Watercolor each 5.5 X 6
I was in the garden department of the local home improvement store when I saw the most gorgeous hibiscus I had ever seen. I had to have them! I needed to try to capture the brightness and blend of the colors in these flowers. It was so much fun. The first one I think captures it the best because I was just being wet and free with just getting the colors in. I used pigment as full strength as I could. Yes, there were that many layers of color; yellow orange, coral, pink, magenta and a deep almost black red. On the second one I used a black ink pen to define the edges and folds in the flower. I'm hoping the bushes survive our nasty soil, wet summers, and my tendency to over tend.
they are beautiful, jan. went to hibiscus show yesterday and got about 100 photos, eager to try this out. :D Judy
ReplyDeleteLovely colors. I hope so too that your hibiscuses will do well. I have never had them in my garden.
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