10×14 watercolor & watercolor pencils on rough finish Arches paper. Original is available. As of 04-29-12, 1227 views and 35 favorited.

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This is my very FIRST watercolor floral. I avoided doing florals (and watercolors) for more than 40 years but I needed a challenge and this fit the bill perfectly. For the first one, I thought I did alright. What do you think?

• Complete 09-11-2007 in 12.20 hours spread over 9 days