I needed a boost to start the year, and I got one thanks to Karen Abend’s online challenge to draw a flower each day for 5 days. A photo reference and suggested approach was provided each day. It worked to get me drawing again, and I also learned a few things: draw the same thing a few times, try different materials, don’t fret. (Some of these drawings appear at the end of this post).
I also realized how much I prefer drawing from life, rather than a photo. Thankfully my amaryllis was still in bloom, so I drew it, then I drew it again, then, with great trepidation, added colour.
Everyday Sketches 
Glad you’re back at it.
Love these.
My mother grew a few amaryllis so seeing your sketches brought her to mind.
On Thu., Jan. 13, 2022, 9:32 p.m. Everyday Sketches, wrote:
> Alison R. Hall posted: ” I needed a boost to start the year, and I got one > thanks to Karen Abend’s online challenge to draw a flower each day for 5 > days. A photo reference and suggested approach was provided each day. It > worked to get me drawing again, and I also learned a few t” >
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Alison, your amaryllis is beautiful . Love the red colour you chose, so stunning.
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Sorry for delayed reply. I wanted to tell you that the flower chose the colour. 🙂 I just tried to capture what I saw, with a bit of help from a book on painting flowers in watercolour.
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Very good!
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Thanks Spyro.
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You rose to the challenge! Amaryllis is beautiful and the Dahlia is amazing.
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