Rainbow Plumeria
I think the rainbow plumeria trees have the prettiest blossoms, but all plumerias are quite lovely, no matter the color.
I went ages without going on a photo shoot so last week and today (Friday) I satisfied that craving. Today I only intended to spend a few minutes at Foster Botanical Gardens in Honolulu and take only around 30 or 40 photos; instead I spent about 3 hours there and took 187 photographs! I had a grand time. The photos I take can all be references for future paintings. Plus, I have several photographs as prints on Fine Art America which you can purchase there as well as note cards.
Below are photos of the Cassia tree.
I took several photographs of some cattle egrets that seem to always congregate at Foster Botanical Gardens. Following is one of them.
White Ginger is found on the Hawaiian islands, but it is not as abundant as the red and pink. I am happy with the photo below I took today of White Ginger.
White Ginger
There are many hybrid Hibiscus in Hawaii; below is the Hawaiian native white hibiscus.
Hawaiian Native White Hibiscus
Hybrid Orange Hibiscus (not native to Hawaii)
The orange hibiscus photo above I took in front of an apartment tower on my walk to the botanical gardens today. I love that intense color !
Now, back to the easel tonight and tomorrow and splashing paint on canvas.... I mean on panel. Lately, I have enjoyed using Gessobord panels as a support, although I still have several stretched canvases I need to use up. Check back soon for more paintings.
