Learning to paint again - part 3 - Feijoa Flower

This is the third of my flower paintings. I love this the best. I wanted to paint a pohutukawa flower but wasn't quite sure if i could manage all the stamens. Then i saw this and knew i wanted to try it.

Learning to paint again - part 2

I had not got back here to share more of the pictures i painted this year. This one is a Spraxia Lily closeup. I love lilies andi love spraxias, so this caught my fancy. I loved the way the petals go into a whorl where they join. The background seems flat and dark, but in fact it has a texture of whorls, done with the end of my brush, which echo the one at the base of the petals. I loved painting this, though it was such a strange experience to be painting again.