Dream Flower

~ MaryG

I have been patiently waiting for a magnolia blossom to fall off my neighbor’s tree. Yesterday, it happened. I found a blossom in the grass on my walk and brought it home.

It lasted about a day in a small dish of water.

On Day 2, I attempted a technique that was demonstrated in my watercolors class, but it didn’t really work. The idea is to press flowers and leaves into wet paint and get an interesting effect. You can also paint the veiny side of a leaf and press that onto white paper.

The image was not really recognizable as a flower after I pulled it off the wet paint. I ended up painting in some petals.

This could make the cut as a greeting card.
I think I might like it better vertically.

12 thoughts on “Dream Flower”

      1. Mostly landscapes and coastal scenes. He loved the ocean, so lots of boats. Did a wonderful series from Operation Sail when all the international ships were in New York Harbor. I blogged a bunch of his work years ago… maybe it’s time to walk around the house and photograph some more.

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