Thistle Bloom

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6×6 Oil on canvas panel, painted en plein air

I was captivated by a thistle in bloom and I captured the pink of the flower by using a tint of color I had not ever used before, quinacridone magenta, which turned out to be perfect for painting thistles and I believe also should make painting azaleas easy. I generally prefer to mix my colors instead of using specialty pre-mixed tubes, but in this case I was very pleased with the chroma.

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