"Flowers are those little colorful beacons of the sun from which we get sunshine when dark, somber skies blanket our thoughts." - Dodensky
This green and magenta orchid really caught my eye. All of the flowers posted here are free for artists to use as reference material for their paintings. You do not have to worry about copyright infringement and there is no need to give me the credit for a reference photograph. Just keep in mind that I may eventually paint from the same photograph; but, let's face it, out of the thousands of reference photos I have, I will never be able to paint them all in my lifetime. I thought it would be nice to share.
For those of you who are not artists, keep in mind that I do commissioned paintings; if you see a photo here you like or if you have pictures of your own that you would like me to paint from for you, contact me at
reynoldsrenditions@gmail.com
Cereus or Night Blooming Cactus
There are a couple of spots here on Oahu where there are many night blooming cactus showing off every July. I have many more photographs of these if you are interested in seeing several.
Being a tropical climate in Hawaii, tulips do not grow here. I have to purchase store bought tulips when I want to paint them. Below are photographs of plumeria tree blossoms which are found on all the main Hawaiian Islands in abundance. Also known as frangipani, they put on quite a show here.
I have an enormous collection of plumeria/frangipani photographs. If you are interested in seeing more, just let me know.
Happy painting!
