Last of the Daffodils
The late spring daffodils are in full bloom here in Pennsylvania. It looks like to me, that these are the prettiest and the most colorful daffodils. I love seeing the bright yellow after a long winter. But my favorite daffodils are blooming now with wonderful pink, orange, yellow, and white centers, and even all white daffodils.
When I paint daffodils, I usually paint the all yellow ones or the yellow with orange centers. My favorite to paint is the yellow with orange gradated centers. I will have to look at the pink centers and all whites for future paintings. They could make a very pretty painting. For a black and white drawing that I am working on, I look for a photo that shows a lot of contrast between lights and shadows, rather than color. The 1st photo is the one I am using for current drawing. The drawing is finished, I'll be sure to post it here.
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and from the 2011 Philadelphia Flower Show :
Wow those daffodila are amazing. We are getting really warm weather this spring in the UK which is very rare, so it means that the spring bloom has seemed to pass by so it's great to enjoy these here.
Great blog – hope you come by (from EBT) : )
After all the snow you had in the UK this winter, you deserved lots of daffodils! Thanks for coming by !
I love seeing daffodils under old moss covered trees. The contrast is stunning!
How pretty – it would make a great drawing!