Tillandsia and pups, with some liberty taken with colors. Actually there were only two babies but I painted them from different angles.
A few days after I visited the rose garden, a friend came to visit, bringing a cupful of cut roses from her garden. And unlike so many of the roses around our neighborhood, they smell amazing. I found myself getting a bit confused while painting this one; I kept thinking it was the paint that generated the fragrance. (It’s not so far-fetched, as I have a Swiss-made drawing ink that is scented with rose.)
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Those paintings look so delicate – do you do silk painting as well Lisa?
Thank you for visiting! No, I’ve never tried it, but maybe someday! I’m actually trying to move away from delicacy, not because I don’t like it, but because my hands/wrists don’t. 😐 But I just seem to gravitate toward it naturally.
i was going to comment on how cool that big air plant looks (love the color and lines and how you perfectly captured the overlapping leaves) but then i saw the rose. WOW, that is gorgeous!!
PS: airplantzairplantzairplantz
Of course I thought of you while making the air plant painting, and writing this post. 😀 Thanks!! ❤
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Oh myyyy, these paintings are so lovely! I’m still waiting for the day you come out with an illustrated book so I can snatch up a copy. 🙂
Thanks, Mo! 🙂 Sighhhhh. I would so love to come out with a book, but I can’t think right now of what would make a good one. ;b
I mean one I could do now. I have plenty of ideas for big projects in future. ;b
So cool! We need a tillandsia painting in our office!
Thanks for stopping by, Meriel! I like your site! I see you’re in Tampa — one of my very dear friends recently got into air plants, and she lives in Temple Terrace. Do you have a (non-web) store, or do any of the local markets?
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