Painting of Hollyhock
July 8, 2010
Hollyhocks are one of my favorite flowers, and also of my Dad (RIP). A few years ago we planted five in the same bed as the daylilies and iris. The second year they were just gorgeous and I took a close-up of this pink one with my 3.5 mega pixel Sony digital camera, and saved it to use for painting.
I’m glad I took the photo because the next year we were infested with Japanese beetles which loved eating the hollyhock leaves. Thus began the great Japanese beetle wars which continue to this day in our yard.
Also, we learned that hollyhocks seed themselves liberally and they started to choke out the lilies and iris. Last fall we tore them out altogether and I was sorry to see them go, but they belong on the side of a barn, along a ditch, or somewhere else where they can grow freely, be beautiful and not stunt anything else. They need lots of sun and bloom for a very long time.
I painted this with a worn oil pastel brush on artist canvas. The original is close to 5×3.5 inches but can be made much larger. If you want to use this image you are most welcome. I only ask that you
- link to this site
- make a small donation
- credit me
Someday I hope to be able to offer my services to people who would like to have paintings of pictures they own the rights to. That means I’ll have to practice doing some people portraits before long.
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This is lovely! We used to have hollyhocks beside an abandoned well and barn, but they have been torn down now. It makes me sad.
I miss the hollyhocks, too. I am very tempted to find someplace in our town to scatter the seeds where people can see and enjoy them.
Beautiful
Beutiful paintng.
God bless.