From a visual tension stance, a Peruvian lily has many more angles and points of stress than I realized. In casual observation, tension is not visible, thus any rendering from the basic glance will not produce an interesting subject. I confess to a penchant for minute detail that more often than not, provides accuracy without interest. In my opinion, most botanical painting and drawing contains few, if any, instances of visual tension. Visual tension is perhaps a desperately needed missing element to the genre of botanical painting.
Concentration on the Peruvian lily for points of tension has forced me to seek new and different ways to make marks for re-creation. I'm excited about delving more deeply into these new ways.
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