(192) Blue Iris
5 x 7, oil
This challenge involves an overcast day where the colors are a little more vibrant, and the subtle shadows appear slightly warmer in the muted, cool light. I love the color of this flower-somewhere between blue and lavender; just gorgeous against the spring green.
"I strive to capture the moment, that fleeting light or atmospheric effect, tackled with a sense of urgency and an awareness that the prevailing conditions are transient and will not be precisely repeated"...Trevor Chamberlain