Artwork-Holbein and Winsor & Newton Gouache on a Stonehenge Aqua ColdPress Black watercolor paper. Brushes: Jack Richeson Richeson Grey Matters Synthetic Watercolor Flat 1/4 and Princeton Heritage Synthetic Sable 4050 Round 8
Did you know that the world’s smallest known orchid is only about 1/8 inch across while the largest species can be over 10 feet tall?
I have to admit Orchids are not my favorite flower, either in real life or for painting. Not sure why, but they just don’t stir my creative side. But, truthfully, that’s a good reason to paint one, once in a while. It pulls more from my analytic side and it’s a good idea to get both sides communicating!
Doodlewash prompt ‘Orchid’.
Tools:
Stonehenge Aqua ColdPress Black watercolor paper.
Winsor & Newton Designers Gouache:
Holbein Designers Gouache:
Jack Richeson Richeson Grey Matters Synthetic Watercolor Flat 1/4
Princeton Heritage Synthetic Sable 4050 Round 8
I do not care for the orchids I have tried either, but this blue one of yours is quite stunning.
Many thanks, Susan! I think gouache is a good medium for capturing that velvety texture that orchids have.
They come in the most amazing colors and shapes, don’t they? You want to paint all of them. This blue one is a stunner.
Thank you, Sharon! It is amazing how many different types of orchid there are.