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| Big Meadows Wildflowers No. 1, watercolor on paper, 21"h x 14"w. |
I've been working on these two companion paintings for the past couple of months or more. My compositions were inspired by last summer's excursion to Big Meadows, a lovely area in Shenandoah National Park about an hour's drive from where I live.
Last year's copious spring and early summer rains fueled a spectacular blooming season for the wildflowers in this area. Unfortunately, no one is allowed to take any plant material from a national park, so I had to work from my photos--I took plenty, and began with drawings of the plants, and went on to combinations of these.
The orange hues of the Turk's cap lilies are echoed in the colors of the Butterfly weed and the Monarch butterfly in the other painting, and the mauve-pink of the wild roses in the pinky-lilac of the Milkweed. Together, they make for a nice set of companion pieces.
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| Big Meadows Wildflowers No. 2, watercolor on paper, 21"h x 14"w. |
