Thistle
This Thistle watercolour was painted as a wedding gift for a dear friend. There are some serious Scottish vibes going on here and I really did enjoy a splash of the most pretty of pinks to create this loose thistle painting. I think the hardest bit was the green stamen and it certainly was a prickly subject.
The beautiful pink is “Opera Rose” and I think lends itself perfectly to the petal colour. The spikey stamen is a mixture of greens, carefully layered with a second wash to give the shadow.
If you’d like a thistle painting of your own or as one for a gift, please do let me know, I’d love to have another go :).
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