Full Bloom

On a visit to California I saw this arrangement of tulips.  I took the bouquet outside on the deck in the sunshine to take photos.  When I returned home to Tennessee, I cropped and printed one of the images. Then I enlarged the 8"x10" image to a 20"x28" size.  When my large pencil drawing pleased me, I transferred it to a full sheet of watercolor paper and began painting.  It was a slow process.  There were many challenges.