22×30 pastel
A purple iris bloomed in my front garden. Such a purple! It was incredibly rich, deep and velvety. I wanted to capture that color. It took many different kinds of blues, reds and purples to get close to the effect I wanted. The background had to set off the dark, red/violet hues in the flower, which is why I chose the complementary yellow/lime colors.
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