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AMORPHOPHALLUS DECLINATUS IN PALAWAN | Watercolour on Arches hot pressed paper; 14x20cm Contrary to popular opinions, th...
17/05/2020


AMORPHOPHALLUS DECLINATUS IN PALAWAN | Watercolour on Arches hot pressed paper; 14x20cm
Contrary to popular opinions, this is not an onion but it’s called Amorphophallus Declinatus. This gem is endemic to Palawan and is related to the famous Amorphophallus Titanum (which is the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world)! My super talented cousin, travelled there to capture this beauty and taught me these nerdy stuff, for more info on plants please find him, I can only nerd out as much as I had written above 😂🤣😂🤣!

Painting this beauty is both exciting and patience testing! I love playing with layers and utilising the transparent and semi-transparent qualities of each colour to create the effect you see here! The painstaking efforts to constantly reference the original photo and my own painting throughout the 20+hours spent on this is totally worth it when it turns out the way I envisioned it to be.

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Every painting has its own MVP(s), the colour(s) that drives the painting alive. For this particular incomplete piece he...
02/05/2020

Every painting has its own MVP(s), the colour(s) that drives the painting alive. For this particular incomplete piece here, her MVPs are definitely ’s Moonglow and ’s Mauve.

Moonglow is definitely a personal favourite of mine! He’s this amazing tube containing three different pigment of Viridian, Ultramarine Blue and Anthraquinoid Red. It’s mind blowing how these three pigments play out and granulates. Not super obvious in this piece, but check out the darker spots of this rare Amorphophallus Declinatus, the granulation of the paint gives this flower the life it needs on paper!

Mauve on the other hand just compliments Moonglow really well. I love that it’s transparent, allowing me build on layers and make minor mistakes without pulling my hair out!

Okay, enough of these nerd talks. Just go and have fun with your watercolours! Each colour is unique and special in its own ways!

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