Saturday, November 14, 2015

Perfect Pink Hollyhocks

22x15 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper of tall pale pink hollyhocks from my yard.  A lot of negative painting was done in the background.  I love to paint hollyhocks, those old fashioned heirloom guardians of the garden.  This work is SOLD.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.

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1 comment:

Billie Crain said...

Your hollyhocks are yummy, Kay. No wonder it sold!

November 15, 2015 at 1:45 PM

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