Size: 16″ x 20″; 40.6cm(W) x 50.8cm(H)
Art medium: Colour pencils and oil pastels on paper
Paper: Rising Museum Board
Coloured pencils: Caran d’Ache Luminance, Faber Castell Polychromous, and Derwent Lightfast
Pastels: Sennelier Oil Pastels
Artist: Henriette Harmse
Reference: Photo by Christelle Spence
Year: 2024

Artist note: This is a flower from the shrubs in our complex. I naively thought these flowers to be rather simple as compared to, say roses, carnations, gladiolus, etc. Thus, I rather underestimated how complex it will be to draw. What an absolutely wonderful delight it was to be forced to see all its glorious delicate details! I loved every moment of it!

If you are wondering about the black spot at the centre of the flower, well that is my portrait of an aphid in its natural habitat 😉

£500