Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Sweet Violet

Viola odorata

This tiny violet is flowering in my garden now. It's native to Europe and Asia but also introduced in America. It has a wonderful sweet scent and is therefore used in perfumes. It has a beautiful deep violet purple colour (which is always fun to paint). Painted on Fabriano smooth watercolour paper. 9 x 8 cm
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6 comments:

  1. VickieApril 6, 2010 at 12:01 PM

    Beautiful sketch, Sigrid! One of my favorite spring flowers and colors.

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  2. TeriApril 6, 2010 at 2:58 PM

    Simply gorgeous!!!!!

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  3. Sigrid FrensenApril 6, 2010 at 5:14 PM

    Thanks Teri and Vickie ;)
    This was a fun little thing!

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  4. AnonymousApril 6, 2010 at 6:00 PM

    hello... hapi blogging... have a nice day! just visiting here....

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  5. SandraApril 7, 2010 at 4:32 AM

    What a striking colour! It's lovely when the spring flowers show there faces after such a long winter of browns and greys. This really is a beautiful sketch!

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  6. AlissaApril 7, 2010 at 6:42 AM

    so simple and beautiful

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