Over the years it's been great to visit Echo Park, near downtown Los Angeles. It's an old park and it has a large lake. A main attraction for most people are the lotus plants which have been a spectacular sight in the lake since the 1920's. There is an annual Lotus Festival. Sadly, several years ago the plants died off. There wasn't agreement on the cause but everyone wanted the lotuses back. That finally happened last year.
Of course we had to paint at this beautiful park! There are wonderful views of downtown Los Angeles in the distance, and the lotuses have returned. We painted there last August and I hadn't posted this watercolor. I also started a gouache piece but didn't finish. Now, this month the park is on the paint-out schedules of all three plein air groups I'm in. So, I'll share my watercolor and finish my gouache piece this month to post another time. In August the lotuses were just starting out and had a net covering them. They grow to five feet high so I'll be anxious to see how they're doing now.
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| 8 x 10" Watercolor |
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| There were three mud hen chicks in the moss under the lotuses. |
I just entered a comment, but not sure it went thru. What I said was that I have never seen lotuses before, and I think that you've captured their beauty and shimmer in this painting, Sherry. You are so fortunate to belong to an abundance of plein air groups in your area. I am looking forward to seeing what you create with your future trips to the lotus garden.
ReplyDeleteThanks for persevering with a comment Terry! Lotuses are stunning so see so I hope I can do them justice.
DeleteOh how I would love to see Lotus in such numbers. You manage to find such awesome scenes or I should I say you paint awesome pictures from those scenes Sherry
ReplyDeleteThanks Lorraine! The lotuses are just spectacular at this park. Wish you could be here to paint too.
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