Showing posts with label cattelya. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cattelya. Show all posts

Saturday, 19 May 2012

Orchid in watercolour

This is another addition to my series of paintings on orchids.This orchid has been done in water colors.Flower has been highlighted with a rusty brick  red lip petal .The leaves were kept minimal but suggestion of other leaves and flowers are shown in the background with different washes.
Cattelya orchids are pot plants with beautiful flowers. There are many varieties with different flower colors in cattelyas.

Sunday, 6 May 2012

Orchids in watercolor


Orchids  in watercolors

Cattelya orchids in flower in a painted decorative pot. Orchid flowers are my favourite for painting as there is such a varied list of plants to choose them. The second painting here is the vandas.