Sketching flowers...

This beautiful cattleya orchid is blooming on my lanai this week.

People have asked me why I don't use these beauties as the subject of my art.

Finally, this week, this orchid inspired me to try it.  Why not?  If I didn't like it,

I could just throw it away

The nicest thing about sketching orchids is that you get to smell them while you sketch.

This particular one has a very light citrusy scent.

So here is the first attempt.  

Then I decided to do a "close up"

Now I was on a roll so I sketched my arrangement on my dining room table

Watercolor and sketching were a nice change from my acrylic projects.

This morning when I went out on the lanai, another beautiful surprise awaited me.

Happy PPF!