Watercolour on Fabriano Uno 300 g hot pressed 56 cm x 76 cm/ 22 x 30
Im not sure what kind of flower this is exactly but judging from the 5 foot stalks as well as the leaves Id say it must be some kind of Heliconia. At my neighbourhood flower market they sold them (for 50 cents a stalk) as Banana Flowers". I bought 3, and together with a couple of real banana leaves from the garden I had a very cheap, highly dramatic and very BIG flower arrangement that lasted more than 2 weeks!
The colours of the flower are as close to real life as I could make them, but for the banana leaves Im afraid I went a bit bonkers; I wanted something different from all those red-green combinations Ive been doing lately.
i like the color combo too, and, right, there are so many varieties of banana, who's to say there isn't a variety with those colors? they certainly LOOK possible
do your banana trees actually make bananas?
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Well done is better than well said. ~ Benjamin Franklin
Everyone should go a bit bonkers once in a while. I do it all the time... Lots of fun! Very vibrant flowers. I love the luscious colours (yellow, orange, reds). Very interesting background. I think I rather like it!
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do your banana trees actually make bananas?
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Lots of fun!
Very vibrant flowers. I love the luscious colours (yellow, orange, reds). Very interesting background. I think I rather like it!
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