Trees around the neighborhood here in Brazil are very colourful. In some cases we have similar plants in Canada but they grow indoors and are very small. Like geraniums, I saw them in the tropics once and they were the size of a medium tree. To make the purple colours I used combinations of magenta (PR122) dark blue (PB60) and deep magenta (PV55).
Magenta purple tree, 6 x 7.5" watercolour, February 2026
This tree was a type of croton, a popular house plant in Canada, but a 5 meter high tree in Brazil. I suppose many house plants originate from south America, like the snake plants grow wild here at the base of larger trees. They grow in the pockets created by spindly roots with very little soil.
Croton tree, 6 x 7.5" watercolour, February 2026
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