Birds of Paradise

Edy Wong, Birds of Paradise, watercolor and acrylics, 14.5"x11", 3/08/10, FCS art classroom

This is my fourth concentration piece. I decided to paint birds of paradise flowers because as I was deciding what to do, I looked out my window and saw these flowers outside in my backyard, and I thought it would be nice to include these bright and beautiful flowers in my concentration. I decided to use watercolor because I figured it would allow me to do it in a faster time, and I wanted to experiment with the blending of watercolors. I also suddenly liked to use watercolors. I don't know why, since I have never really liked to use watercolors in the past. I tried to incorporate as many colors as possible to make these flowers bright and special. I painted the flowers with colors that are slightly different from their natural colors (like the stems) because I thought that it would add an interesting touch to them, and I wanted to experiment with more abstract and creative elements. This piece is pretty successful in my opinion, and I got the highest score out of all my other concentration pieces so far, and it's kinda funny when you consider how late I waited to start this piece. I am definitely going to use watercolor as my medium on later pieces now that I found out I like it. I'll post the pic later since I forgot to bring my camera.