This colored pencil drawing uses flower symbolism to represent the entire spectrum of social class from poverty to wealth and everything in between.
To read about capitalism and the growing disparity between the lower and upper classes, visit this blog post.
To read about the symbolism of each flower used in this bouquet, visit this blog post.
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It's time to finish up this colored pencil drawing! Today's blog post will focus on the step-by-step process of completing the last six plants.
For these white angrec flowers, I used seven colored pencils - black, blue, two shades of green, yellow-green, cream, and white.
Though not a flower per se, lettuce is considered part of the "language of flowers" and has symbolism attributed to it ("never give up"). For this small bunch of lettuce, I used the colors black, blue, three shades of green, yellow-green, and white.
For the thyme flowers, I used red-violet, light purple, blue, green, light green, and white colored pencils.
These orange trumpet flowers were colored in with white, peach, magenta, red, and orange - with yellow-green used for the viney leaves and stems.
These edelweiss were finished with white, yellow-green, light green, medium green, dark green, medium blue, and black pencils.
Only one flower left! For these bright poppies, I used two shades of green, white, cream, three shades of red, and black.
I also added some color and dimension to the vase, to give it the appearance of glass. Check back in a couple days to see the final blog post - pictures of the entire finished "Class Bouquet" drawing!
To read about capitalism and the growing disparity between the lower and upper classes, visit this blog post.
To read about the symbolism of each flower used in this bouquet, visit this blog post.
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It's time to finish up this colored pencil drawing! Today's blog post will focus on the step-by-step process of completing the last six plants.
For these white angrec flowers, I used seven colored pencils - black, blue, two shades of green, yellow-green, cream, and white.
Though not a flower per se, lettuce is considered part of the "language of flowers" and has symbolism attributed to it ("never give up"). For this small bunch of lettuce, I used the colors black, blue, three shades of green, yellow-green, and white.
For the thyme flowers, I used red-violet, light purple, blue, green, light green, and white colored pencils.
These orange trumpet flowers were colored in with white, peach, magenta, red, and orange - with yellow-green used for the viney leaves and stems.
These edelweiss were finished with white, yellow-green, light green, medium green, dark green, medium blue, and black pencils.
Only one flower left! For these bright poppies, I used two shades of green, white, cream, three shades of red, and black.
I also added some color and dimension to the vase, to give it the appearance of glass. Check back in a couple days to see the final blog post - pictures of the entire finished "Class Bouquet" drawing!
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