Again! This was such a surprise! A beautiful pink petal plucked off a stargazer lily, placed on watercolor paper and smashed with a hammer, was expected to exude vibrant variations of pink out of the petal. Surprisingly, the space was void of color with the exception of small purple dots! India ink was used to freehand some designs around the dots. Other colors were achieved by smashing leaf bits and dianthus.
Stargazer Lily
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
