Today I was all set to paint some lovely peach coloured hibiscus flowers. But, they just would not
co-operate! It is clear that they don't like being taken off their branches to be put into a vase! I will have to go outside to capture their beauty.
As soon as I put the hibiscus flowers into a vase, they started to droop! And by the time I had 'arranged' them, that was it! They had started to curl up on themselves, to change colour and become transparent.
So, I found some croton, that was more co-operative. It seemed to like the vase, and lasted all day. That is what you need for a still life painting. It is a very beautiful plant.
I also found some tiny little flowers in the yard, that suited the arrangement just fine. I am going to have to learn the name of these flowers and plants. I have tried. I even bought a book of Caribbean flowering plants. But the names just don't stick for some reason.
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still life
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drawing
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purple croton (water colour)
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