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Tropical

Tropical
17 × 11cm
watercolor on FABRIANO ARTISTICO cold press paper

I painted this for the August challenge from my Artist Daily friends on-line group. The photo was kindly provided by Kim Ty (check  out her blog  here) . It is of a flower from the tropics,  unfortunately I ignore the name.

I love the way the flower slowly turns from pink to deep purple. I enjoyed playing with the range of colors of the flower and the unusual shape.

Thank you for the visit!

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  1. Lovely! the cheerful colors make me smile.

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    1. Thank you so much Maywyn, it makes me happy to hear this!

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  2. Definitely tropical , a true explosion of colors , a real boost , beautiful ! Wishing you a great weekend. Hugs.

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  3. Beautiful job on this, Celia. I love tropical flowers and you have captured the colors and blended them so well!!

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  4. So gorgeous Celia - definitely a lovely tropical portrait. Hope you are having a great week. Hugs!

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  5. I love the deep pinks and purples in this one Celia! You captured the tropical feel with this painting, very pretty!

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  6. Celia, Beautiful tropical flower. Colors that make you feel alive!!

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  7. Beautiful colors in the flower! You got a nice richness to them.

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