Delphiniums

This months floral challenge over on Wet Canvas was an interesting one. We were each to paint the flower of our birth month. Mine being July, I believe the traditional flower is the larkspar - but the delphinium is also listed, at least here in the US.

This image is from a photo in the Wet Canvas library, uploaded for usage by user Granny R. Her image is a full bouquet with a wonderful glass vase, but I chose to zoom in on the flowers. And I played up the dark blues & purples behind with the light rose colors in front - all in the "shapes" style of painting. I rather like the play of color against one another - it seems to add a bit of depth to the image. 

There is a wide assortment of renditions, along with various flower types - since the birthdays are varied. I didn't check, but hopefully, all 12 months have been represented. Head on over and check out the painting of your birth month's flower. 

Acrylic on 9x12 canvas