Sunday, September 5, 2021

Valerian

 

I painted this picture of Valerian using watercolour and gouache.
 
The tiny little flowers of the Valerian were quite fiddly to paint, but I do enjoy painting small details. To paint the flower heads I used washes of permanent rose, carmine, permanent magenta and alizarin crimson.

The leaves are just as interesting as the flowers, being stalk-less and joined around the stem. I used washes of sap green, oxide of chromium, midnight green and neutral tint for the strong shadows.

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