This is a watercolour of one of my favourite flowers: The Blue Anemone. The flower is fragile, but at the same time a striking appearance. Especially because of its bright colours, in this case blue. But the red anemones are also wonderful. Beautiful, almost black stamens contrast beautifully with the colour of the flower and the leaves twist like crazy. When the flower emerges further, the stem grows a bit, giving the impression that the leaves form a skirt. A skirt in whimsical shapes. Very special!
The blue colour is soothing, nice for a larger space such as the dentist's waiting room.
Hello, my name is Ria and I live with Aad on our ship the Tiberius. In winter, when we are not sailing, I watercolour botanical illustrations. Especially of plants with medicinal properties. As examples, I like to use the herbs in the Chinese herb garden in.. Read more…