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ISLAND
FLOWERS
FROM PHILIPPINES - 1
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I love to paint the underwater world and tropical and subtropical
flowers. All the flowers presented on these 2 pages were
painted during travelling to the Philippines. None of the
flowers was broken or cut during the process of painting.
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title:
BIRDS
OF PARADISE
materials:
paper, watercolor
pencils, watercolors.
size:
385 mm ×
525 mm
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title:
CALADIUM
materials:
paper, watercolor
pencils, watercolors.
size:
525
mm ×
385
mm
flower
description: These tropical plants are
native to South America and are grown for their beautiful
foliage. The size of the heart-shaped leaves may vary
from 6 inches to 2 feet in length. The colors vary
from green and white, green and red, white with red
blotches or green veins and some have lavender spots. |
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title:
YELLOW
BELL (Allamanda schottii) and IXORA
materials:
paper, watercolor
pencils, watercolors.
size:
385 mm ×
525 mm
flower
description: Yellow
bell is a shrub called 'bush allamanda' and Latin
Allamanda schottii. The classic color is a rich deep
yellow.
Ixora is a neat and tidy plant with shining green
leaves, and spectacular flowers in clusters. The colors
range from yellow, pink, orange or red.
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title:
Caesalpinia
(local name: CABALLERO)
materials:
paper, watercolor
pencils, watercolors.
size:
385 mm ×
525 mm
flower
description: This spiny creeping shrub
comes from tropical Asia, but it is now naturalized
in many tropical regions and islands, often becoming
a pest. The erect yellow flowers come in axillary
or end shoots racemes. Fruit is an oblong dark brown
pod with a rostrum, holding marbled slightly flattened
seeds. |
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