Hyacinth in Pink and Blue

Hyacinth in Pink and Blue
Watercolor on paper, 5x7

I have some amazing hyacinth that return every spring, bursting with blooms.  They are in a flower bed far from the house, and one that is now mostly raspberries - and still they pop up with very little care from me!  I love the smell of them - and each spring, the blooms fill the house with their sweet fragrance.  Tonight, these blooms are in front of me, sitting in a tall, slim, crystal vase.  I have decided to zoom in on them, concentrating on the colors and abundant flowers radiating from the stalks.  I’m letting the whites define the space between blooms, I like the way the paint melts into the paper, some edges soft while others are hard.  I am really enjoying this return to watercolors, if only for a little while, as plein air season soon arrives!  Painting number 1186 in 1186 days.