The Pink flowering dogwood
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I started with the cluster above, and reduced it to just three flowers using photoshop.
I then moved the middle flower around,
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then got rid of it altogether in the final image.
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Here is the drawing,
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and some brush strokes and colors I'm trying out for the watercolor.
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I plan to add a small bird in the center between the two flowers, maybe one like this:
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Eventually, I will transform the whole image into a repeat design. I won't change the structure of the flowers much, except to work with placing the bird in front or behind the flowers.
