This plant variety is brand new to me, so it is extra fun to explore it's form in ink and watercolor. A cousin to an African violet, streptocarpus is a showy bloomer. It's rich, velvety blooms are trumpet shaped, spreading out from central stems. I need to mass the blooms a little more, instead of delineating every bloom. I guess I'm a little too "in my head" with the newness of it all! My favorite grandmother grew African violets when she was young, so I guess this is my gateway bloom! Painting number 3316 in 3316 days.
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