White Peony-Day 3

© Ellen Blonder

I'm still considering adding darker leaves around the flower to make the flower stand out more--and still waiting for the new colored pencils to arrive so I can play with more greens and light grays.

White Peony-Day 2

© Ellen Blonder

I ordered different colored pencils, which should arrive soon. I think that's my excuse for not progressing faster on this. Getting the right shades of green for the leaves is difficult when my green pencils are so bright. I've even overlaid these with grays and blues to tone them down.

White Peony-Day 1

© Ellen Blonder

I wanted to try colored pencils again, this time to draw a white peony. How do I convey white on colored paper? I may resort to white paint for highlights. This is from my photo of one of the spectacular peonies at Casa Loma last spring in Toronto.