"Libby's Favorite Palm" Original Watercolor Painting Ink Drawing which I layered on top

which I layered on top with bold gouache foreground foliage

an ornithological term for General Impression of Size and Shape

but it the conditions were pretty intense

I never fully appreciated the diversity of the palm tree family before reading all the labeled specimens this garden curates from around the world

Part of my "Plant Lady" watercolor marker series where I took the basic elements of an anchoring circle

"Libby's Favorite Palm" Original Watercolor Painting Ink Drawing which I layered on topThis scene is based on a photo my sister took while we were on the long, slippery entrance ramp at the Hawai'i Tropical Botanical Garden outside of Hilo. This ramp is just the beginning, but there is so much to look at before you really even start the trail. She had this photo as her phone background for the longest time, and I decided it was worthy of being painted. My technique started with a watercolor background, which I layered on top with bold