Graphite value study for graduation portfolio piece.

This was the study I created before attempting the watercolor piece for my graduation portfolio from the Denver Botanic Gardens School of Botanical Art & Illustration. I remember being so excited to do this last piece, the artist’s choice. I chose the iris because it is one of the first wild flowers to bloom in the high country of the Rocky Mountains. We were living near Lake City, Colorado, when I drew this piece.

Dimensions: 19” x 23” Matted and Framed