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"Hydrangea" watercolor Langton paper

It's hydrangea season。When I go out for a while, I see not only my garden but also、Hydrangeas from every garden turn their heads to say “hello”.。

Looking at this picture、Leonardo da Vinci visible in the background、What does “St. Jerome in the Wilderness” have to do with “hydrangea”?、You wonder about it before you think about hydrangeas.。
“St. Jerome” is、to gain enlightenment、Donate everything to the church and go out to practice in the wilderness.。There, the lion was suffering from a thorn stuck in its leg, and I pulled out the thorn.。That's the scene in the background picture.。

In short, the theme of the painting is "(free!) love" (though there seem to be various ideas about "free" in the Christian church at the time).。Rain is inevitable for hydrangeas.。If you add the title ``Jiu'' to it,、The previously disparate motifs come together as one piece.、That's what I thought、Maybe I'm trying to reason too much。

I happened to be looking for a photo of hydrangeas.、A page of "St. Jerome..." happened to be reflected in part of the background.。I thought it would be interesting to combine these two very different motifs.、I tried to reason。I am also conscious of the large contrast between left and right.。

Anemone、rose、dahlia

“Study of a Rose” Watercolor on Watson paper

People who consider roses to be the "queen of flowers"、It seems to be more common among European and American people (peony in Japan? I feel like cherry blossoms have a slightly different meaning)。Is that why?、Anyway, the speed of development of new varieties is fast.、Colors and shapes keep changing。At the same time, the image of roses for those who admire them also changes.。

I don't know what types of roses will be popular this year (2026).、This is a relatively recent、A type of rose similar to ranunculus。Ranunculus is a species related to anemone.、At first I thought it was a commercial variety of anemone.。

Anemone is my favorite flower.、I drew it every spring.、Ranunculus has an extremely large number of petals.、It was a flower that felt quite burdensome to draw.。That's why、This type of rose was also a hassle.。

But、As you can see, it has a soft (fluffy) gradation.、With a gentle shape without edges、This is the type of flower that seems to appeal to modern people's sensibilities.。actual、It was explosively popular for a while.。It seems like the stream has cooled down a bit.、As I have been drawing roses for the past few days,、Shall I try drawing it?、I felt like。If you draw a few、I felt like there were some tips on how to draw.。If you can draw this, you will be able to draw ``Dahlia'' as well.、Maybe。

Study of “Rose”

"A sunny morning" watercolor

today、I went to the Saitama Prefecture Exhibition.。I wish I could go out feeling good on a ``sunny morning''...、My lower back wasn't feeling well and I was feeling exhausted.。But、If you don't go according to your schedule, you may miss the opportunity to see it.、So that's it。
I always think that、everyone、I'm trying my best to draw well。I'm really impressed。But it's the same thing every time、I wish I could do more ○○、I also think so.。

in the classroom、Because the motif is a rose、Me too (in the classroom)、(Not really) I have more opportunities to try drawing.。As a matter of course、If you have more opportunities to draw, you may realize things you never noticed before.。

At first glance, I think it's an ordinary picture.、Even in this picture、Personally, I feel a little like that.。