Pink Orchid

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Pencil Pinks

Last of all we have another pencil drawing of a flower. This beautiful pink orchid was also a get-well card. The background, of course, is the natural paper white, accented by a brilliant yellow chain I drew around the card's perimeter. The flower itself is created by the interaction of different shades of pink and red, just as in the original photo below. I used only four or five different pencil shades to achieve my colors, but produced an amazing range from shocking pink to deep magenta. I carefully left the edges of the petals with a tiny rim of white to give definition. The yellow accent in the center gives a nice highlight, blending into orange and finally into the pink of the flower. Believe it or not, the original photo is also mine, taken at Franklin Park Conservatory's annual orchid display. The verse, which continued onto the inside, seemed to fit perfectly with the flower:

For He shall give His angels charge over you,
To keep you in all your ways.
In their hands they shall bear you up,
Lest you dash your foot against a stone.

                                                             Psalm 91:11-12