This large watercolour includes Banksias, Kangaroo Paw, Leucadendron, Wax Flowers and Gum Leaves. I've painted them from life (a very early morning trip to Flemington Flower markets was involved, I might add), in varying hues of grey/greeny blues.
I enjoy painting from life in this loose style, varying the paint consistency and marks from detailed and intense to free and energetic. There's a sense of movement and immediacy about this style, and my intention is to capture the fleeting essence of the living, but soon to expire subject matter.