The Rock Wall Daily Painting 6

My sister is lucky to be living just outside of Albuquerque, New Mexico, which is a place I consider an artist's dream location.  The first time I visited her, I was blown away by the beauty of the desert and mountains, and the colors that don't seem to be naturally occurring in nature, in Wisconsin.

Wave Petunias, Daily Painting

This painting was completed in Acrylic on canvas board during the Artists in the Garden plein air event at the Boerner Botanical Gardens in August.  In my attempt to capture the delicacy of the flower petals, and the varied color striations, I may have gone overboard with my favorite color, magenta, but somehow, I don't think that's possible!