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Elegant Blooms Float Amid Botanical Watercolor Paintings by Artist Denise Ramsay
All images © Denise Ramsay, shared with permission
Based in France, botanical artist Denise Ramsay renders fleshy petals and pollen-heavy stamen in an exquisite series of watercolor paintings. She focuses on the capitulum, or the head of the flower, to give each lavender lady and glory lily an animated quality. “Corona,” shown below, appears as if it’s ready to scuttle across the otherwise empty work.
By painting less common florals, Ramsay tells Colossal that her Alien Nation series centers on the simple lines and shapes found in nature. “(Watercolor) gives me the fluid and transparent washes of color that I need to create the glow of color, light, and shadows to make each flower look like it floats effortlessly in space,” she writes. “My aim is to show them in new and interesting ways, to take a simple ordinary flower and elevate it.” With a background in fashion, Ramsay said she has a love for dramatic lighting that’s reflected in her floral pieces, which can stretch up to 46 inches.
Keep up with the artist’s refined artworks on Instagram, and see which are available for purchase on her site.
“Corona”
“Courtship”
“Fireworks”
Left: “Flight of Passion.” Right: “Flaming Glory”
“I Come in Peace”
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