Painting Name: Oncidium orchid

Needing something interesting to paint we visited a Chelsea award winning specialist orchid nursery close to our home. I spent a long time looking round until I finally spied a tall stem with beautiful dancing flowers advancing up to the topmost bud. I did have doubts that I could do it justice but bought it regardless.

Installing it at home I studied it more closely, well let’s give it a go! There were actually fourteen flowers but I decided to paint just a few.The pseudo bulbs and leaves, I depicted in graphite, reduced to half life size.

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Original Image size: 30 cm x 40 cm