Flower Painting

The Floral Painting is Nearing Completion

The stamen and pistils have been added to the Hibiscus flowers.   You know, the fancy looking part that comes out of the center of the flower.

The principal purpose of a flower is to reproduce.  Without getting too technical, the stamen is the male reproductive system of a plant, while the pistil is the female reproductive system.    And then there is the pollen...

These little parts, stamen and pistil,  will attract a pollinator (such as a bee) who will pick up the pollen and distribute it to another flower so the the reproductive process can take place.

After successful pollination seeds will form and voila, the ability to create a new plant.

I have presented this in a very simplistic format, the process is a bit more complicated than this, but you get the idea.  Is it a wonder this part of the flower is attractive and flamboyant? Fun to paint too.


It's down to the details, some additional shading and shadow work to create more depth .  Check back Monday to see more, and perhaps the completed painting!

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