Three Graces

Watercolour and gouache on arches 140lb paper.

27x36"

The greenhouse was fill of the Bougainville Flower sometime referred to as the paper flower it was named after a French explorer. The texture and colour of the flower provied a glowing magenta warmth. Its cris crossing thorny vines interested Wendy creating a composition of of x marks the spot swirling in colours embracing Giovani's sculpture of the Three Graces. The image holds a sentiment to the McLaughlin family and there love of the Italian Garden.