Spring Wreath on Slate Background

by Nancy Lee Moran

Title

Spring Wreath on Slate Background

Artist

Nancy Lee Moran

Medium

Mixed Media - Mixed

Description

On an indigo blue-gray background, watercolor flowers form a wreath shape.

I (Nancy Lee Moran) painted in watercolor the peach iris, wild rose, daffodil, columbine, viola, and petunia. I painted the periwinkle flowers and leaves, also the central tulip, in oil paint.
The reddish leaves come from one of my favorite trees, the tricolor (tri color) beech. Its tri-cornered seeds are called beechnuts. The oval leaves have wavy edges, which I find charming. Its leaves are variegated variations of gray-green, pink, eggplant-deep-purple, and white. The pink color reminds me of a beautiful watercolor pigment named rose madder. (Note to fellow painters: natural Rose Madder is a color that fades. Some companies make a synthetic version that is considered to be permanent, non-fading.)


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Copyright Notice: This image does not belong to the public domain. It may be licensed by asking permission, nancylee@nancyleemoran.com. All artwork in the Moran portfolio is copyrighted and owned by the artist, Nancy Lee Moran. All rights reserved.

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December 1st, 2019

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