Yesterday, I left you with the question, why would I paint a red amaryllis on a gold background when something so similar has already been done? First, what I thought was a painting by British artist William Say is actually a reproduction of his hand-colored botanical engraving. Who put his engraving on a gold background, I do not know. There are hardly any new ideas out there when it comes to art. If it’s brilliant enough to be done, chances are, it’s already been created. This may explain how the concept of avant garde art came into being.

Furthermore, I went ahead with yesterday’s red amaryllis only after I’d decided to paint today’s pink amaryllis. It made for too good a pair, not to do both, but also, the pink flower, I wanted to see on a mid-tone background before I completely left it. Followers of my Brenda’s Gallery 100 newsletter have the full story behind my quest to paint the perfect bloom of Amaryllis Hippeastrum. If you’re not familiar with Gallery 100, you’ll find there, four more renditions of the flower commonly known as amaryllis. Just click here to enter the gallery.