"Birds of Paradise" Original Watercolor Painting Collage Large bird’s nest ferns are

Large bird’s nest ferns are highly prized

Taken out of the domestic context

but their striking color patches really just happen in my head as I mentally reference back to the bird guides for their appearance

Painted entirely with watercolor

"Birds of Paradise" Original Watercolor Painting Collage Large bird’s nest ferns areThese flowers are well named. Need I say more? Another landscape from my series inspired by the Hawai'i Tropical Botanical Gardens outside of Hilo. I love it when life forms are named after each other like zebra fish or wolf spiders. In the back right of this scene, there's a bird's nest fern: a good companion for the foreground cover. Watercolor and gouache Original Painting: 8 x 8 inches Arrives in 6 10 days Mockup for visualization purposes. Frame