Orchids

April 24, 2010 - 9" x 12", Acrylic on Canvas (Gifted)

First, the photo of the painting is not great. I took a half dozen pictures, without flash, and there's still glare coming off of it.

I did this painting as a gift for the Whites. They've been very special in my life over the last 6 months. The image comes from a photo Bill took, of Theresa's orchids.

The background comes from a mix of left over paint from the Japanese Garden painting. I used a large, stiff brush to add strokes of green, pale yellow, dark blue and red. The flowers are medium magenta, dioxazine purple and titanium white.