Watercolor: Bird of Paradise (Yupo) - 14" x 10"

When I preached in November 2024 at Mayhew Community Baptist Church in Rancho Cordova, one of the members always brings flowers from her garden to beautify the sanctuary. That Sunday she brought a Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia reginae), a native of South Africa. It was stunning and inspired this painting. I used Yupo to try to capture the brilliant colors of this flower. 241121. Watercolor and ink on Yupo, 14" x 10".