I originally saw this flower in a garden when I was painting for Bloomin Artists in Hampton earlier this summer, then I saw it again at Kingsbrae Gardens in St. Andrews when I visited there this summer I was drawn to this flower right away, the texture and vibrant color, they stand about 4 feet high and are very dominant. I started with an under painting done in watercolor and then layered soft pastel.
Pastel 11×14
You did a great job. Love the bright yellow. What an interesting looking flower! Sounds like it's spectacular in person. I'm going to have to Google it.
Thanks Gwen, they are very interesting.
the real name for this flower is: Centaurea macrocephala
wonderful work Krista,
jan 🙂
Hi Krista
What a lovely colorful flower! Very nicely done! Watercolor plus soft pastels is an interesting combination. Was the paper Smooth or Not / Rough…wanted to know how you find the pastels working on watercolor paper. 🙂
Thank you jan.
Thank you Sandeep, it is very interesting, I love the texture with the pastel (it is hard to see in a picture) The paper I used for this one was 140lb Smooth, I find pastel works well with watercolor paper, it holds more pastel with the CP or Rough, but if you use a fixative you can get a few more layers.