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Published: 2006-12-12 03:40:45 +0000 UTC; Views: 4169; Favourites: 72; Downloads: 0
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Flower bract of Etlingera or Torch Ginger, one of my favorites for flower arrangements.Watercolour on Arches 300 g cold-pressed
40 x 50 cm
Torch Ginger is another one of those huge tropical plants; the bamboo-like stalks grow to a height of 6 meters (20 feet) with 2 meter long lance-shaped leaves. The flower bracts grow right from the roots on 5 foot leafless stalks. The colour in real life is bright red with a white/ pink rim, no blue involved - I took some artistic liberties here.
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Your flowers are so beautiful i love your style of watercolor
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Delighted you like them - many thanks for the 
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Beautiful treatment. I love the combination of hard and soft edges that you use so effectively along with your rich colors. Barrie
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I'm very happy you liked it! Many thanks for the
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I've included this in my latest journal just so you know
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Thank you! That's really sweet of you! 
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There are no words for this. My mouth is watering just looking at it. Such beautiful use of colour.
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I love watercolor paintings and this one caught my eye! The colors interact/blend beautifully and the image as a whole looks soft; I want to reach out and touch it. Love it!!!
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Thank you for that nice comment and
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You are very welcome, truly a beautiful flower!
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Thank you very much for the
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Oh this is so lovely. It looks like a painting done on silk the way the colours blend.
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Oh this is so lovely.It looks like apainting done on silk the way the colours blend.
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Thank you!
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You are very kind, thank you!
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This is incredible Pat! I will have to study it! I adore the pallete you used, mind telling me what it is to get those very rich colours?
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Thank you, dear! 
Colours used are (Winsor & Newton) Alizarin Crimson, French Ultramarine and, in the very dark parts, some Prussian Blue.
The borders of the petals were masked.
Come to think of it, there was an underpainting of 3 graded washes going in different directions of Aureolin Yellow, Rose Madder Genuine and Cobalt Blue. These washes were actually in preparation for a landscape I'd intended to paint on this paper, but then I changed my mind and used a smoother paper. So I had this sheet sitting around and decided to try and paint the ginger flower on it. I'm not sure but I think this underpainting sort of helped the overall look quite a bit... even if it's mostly covered up by the flower.
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You are so welcome, my friend, I absolutely adore this piece! And study I will
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The blue was an inspired addition! Love the richness of this painting, and seeing a flower I've never seen before is a bonus!
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Thank you!
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torch up the light!!! One of my coleagues at the necag group did a watercolor of the same subject as this!!!
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The reds give it passion!!!! GORGEOUS!!! ^.^ good job
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Love the spontaneous look of this painting. Colors are vibrant and the blue adds interest.
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Your comment makes me very happy!
Spontaneous... 
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You are most welcome. Do more! Do more!
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Wow that is amazing ! Once again I am stunned how you can paint like that!
And also it looks like a waratah that we have in Australia.
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Thank you, Emma, you are very kind!
You are right: this does indeed look a bit like a waratah, as
pointed out to me as well. I'd totally forgotten about those lovely flowers you have "Down Under"... and the waratah being the floral emblem of NSW, no less!
Actually, you guys are giving me ideas: I think I still have some sketches and stuff from a visit to Oz a few years ago.... maybe I should dig it up and see if I can finally do something with it.
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Ah! Finally someone who knows the thing!
I'm very flattered you like it enough to give it a
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I love the way the blue blends into the red; good artistic color deviation.
Another plant/flower I have never heard of or seen before in my life. Seeing all your lovely paintings makes me want to see your part of the world someday.
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I'm happy you like it - thanks a million for yet another
Well, you see? You always learn something new in my gallery!
And as for wanting to see my part of the world: excellent idea! Pack your bags and come on over - and then you can watch me paint, too!
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incredible, really. What a pleasure to the eye!!!
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