Friday, October 15, 2021

"True Tiger Lily"

 

This was from a friend's incredible garden. He pointed out that this was a true Tiger Lily--many folks erroneously call orange day Lillies Tiger Lillies. For this painting, I painted the whole canvas crane, then shaped the flower and filled in the background. I thought I'd keep it simple. 

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