"Race Bouquet (Stronger Together)" - Finished

My latest 19"x25" colored pencil drawing is now complete! Titled, "Race Bouquet (Stronger Together)," it is part of a series of six planned drawings of bouquets that showcase the richness and beauty that can come from a variety of plants, representing humans of different subgroups under a broad category. "Race Bouquet" uses a wide range of flowers available in "skin tone shades" to demonstrate different races of people living and working side by side, in harmony, to create a beautiful, multicultural community.

Here is the completed drawing, along with the 31 colored pencils I used:

Here are some detail pics of the bouquet:

And some extreme close-up shots, showing the texture of the paper through the colored pencil:

This is not yet available for sale, but I will probably list it (and the others to-come in this series) in my Etsy shop at the end of the year.

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To read more about the meaning behind this drawing or the specific symbolism of each flower, visit this blog post.

To see "the making of" photos of this drawing, visit these other blog posts:

• Preliminary sketches ("In Progress 1")
• Drawing and lightly coloring in the first 12 flowers ("In Progress 2")
• Drawing and lightly coloring in the last 12 flowers ("In Progress 3")
• Adding detail and dimension to the astilbe, cattail, gladiolus, protea, freesia, and amaranthus plants ("In Progress 4")
• Adding detail and dimension to the gerbera daisy, jasmine, ti leaf, carnations, peony, and chrysanthemums ("In Progress 5")
• Adding detail and dimension to the tulips, dahlia, orchids, roses, chocolate sunflower, and succulent ("In Progress 6")
• Adding detail and dimension to the peruvian lilies, coneflowers, asters, hibiscus, lotus, and cherry blossoms ("In Progress 7")