Wildflowers near Aqueduct

Just across from Park Angrignon is the aqueduct and then Verdun, which would be on the right of this scene. Someone had planted a large area with wildflowers, in every colour from magenta to blue to yellow. I almost passed on this one, but after having a snack and enjoying the warm sun I decided to go for it. First, I established the greenery that surrounds the flowers using a shade of green that I developed when painting the Chair in Field of Yellow Buttercups. It is a lime green, yellow chartreuse, but slightly neutralized with indo yellow (PY110). Leaving a lot of white spaces, I then filled in the flower shapes without trying to be too realistic. The main thing was to convey the feeling of the flowers. Its surprising considering we are in the last week of October and still painting wildflowers!
 

Wildflowers near Aqueduct, watercolour 8 x 10" Strathmore Gemini, October 2022 (No. 3340)