A BLUE POPPY AND TWO BUDS - 9 x 12

Day 17

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From a zinnia binge to a poppy binge . . . I wonder what will be next?  I still have more blue poppies to get out of my system before I'm done.  And I love those hairy buds!  It was especially fun to paint one with the tissuey blue petals just beginning to poke through.  

For this one I used a softer edge for the outside of the petals.  I think that this, along with the more brown-green of the stems and leaf, made this botanical illustration look more formal and elegant.

(Pictured in a suggested mat and frame)

This original watercolor/pen/ink is available below:

Thanks for looking!

-Nan