Smashed petal bits and leaves from the echinacea flower created the pigment in these tall spires. India ink further sought out the design. Lastly, the yellow watercolor wash was applied to give the impression of the stately caci in the hot sun.
Desert
Description
“This piece is part of a series I created with a process I like to call flower abrasion. Each piece begins with bits of leaves and flowers collected from my garden. I then arrange the plants on paper and pound them with a hammer to release their pigments. Sometimes a blob of color bleeds from the plant, other times the color is spit outward. Each time the result is unique and unpredictable. I use the pattern of pigments left behind by the plants as inspiration for my design which is drawn, painted, and colored on top.” -Artist, Kathie Gallion
