Snapdragon Bliss
Snapdragon Bliss is named after our local florist who has a mobile flower cart that she travels around with on the coast here in Taranaki. The colours in these flowers really spoke to me, the pinks, oranges and yellows were so vivid and I also found they had lots of personality. When sketching these flowers prior to painting, I thought their blooms reminded me of characters with big yellow eyes and large hoods sticking up behind their heads. They are called Snapdragons because they resemble a dragon’s face and a mouth as it opens and closes when the flowers are pressed on their sides. Lots of people will remember playing with them as kids in their grandparents’ garden!
Its scientific name Anthirrhinum is a Latin word for ‘counterfeiting nose’ or ‘like a snout’. These flowers come in so many different colours and are a great source of nectar for bumblebees.
Snapdragon Bliss is named after our local florist who has a mobile flower cart that she travels around with on the coast here in Taranaki. The colours in these flowers really spoke to me, the pinks, oranges and yellows were so vivid and I also found they had lots of personality. When sketching these flowers prior to painting, I thought their blooms reminded me of characters with big yellow eyes and large hoods sticking up behind their heads. They are called Snapdragons because they resemble a dragon’s face and a mouth as it opens and closes when the flowers are pressed on their sides. Lots of people will remember playing with them as kids in their grandparents’ garden!
Its scientific name Anthirrhinum is a Latin word for ‘counterfeiting nose’ or ‘like a snout’. These flowers come in so many different colours and are a great source of nectar for bumblebees.
Snapdragon Bliss is named after our local florist who has a mobile flower cart that she travels around with on the coast here in Taranaki. The colours in these flowers really spoke to me, the pinks, oranges and yellows were so vivid and I also found they had lots of personality. When sketching these flowers prior to painting, I thought their blooms reminded me of characters with big yellow eyes and large hoods sticking up behind their heads. They are called Snapdragons because they resemble a dragon’s face and a mouth as it opens and closes when the flowers are pressed on their sides. Lots of people will remember playing with them as kids in their grandparents’ garden!
Its scientific name Anthirrhinum is a Latin word for ‘counterfeiting nose’ or ‘like a snout’. These flowers come in so many different colours and are a great source of nectar for bumblebees.
Framed in native Rimu wood
Size: 51cm by 71cm
Painted on 300gsm Fabriano Artistico Watercolour Paper