Chinese Lantern, Flowering Maple
Abutilon x hybridum
Artist: Sue Boxshall
Artwork - Medium Information
Estimated time taken to complete painting: 3 months
Water colour paint - Windsor and Newton
Painted on Acid Free 300gm Arche water colour paper
Painted with Windsor and Newton series 7 watercolour brushes
UnFramed 50cm(w) x 60cm(h)
Matted: Archival Quality Boards
Weight Unframed approximately 800grams
Plant Information
Natural Habitat Most species in this genus are native to South America but are widely distributed through warmer countries.
This Specimen Found: I found this lovely old fashioned plant when I was looking after a neighbour's garden and was attracted to the delicate crêpe - like texture of the petals and the shape of the flower. Finding it difficult to represent the sprawling nature of the plant's growth habits I decided to paint three small sections.
There are 100 or more species of evergreen shrubs in this genus but only a few truly merit the name ‘Chinese lantern' i.e. having pendant flowers on weak stalks comprising an inflated calyx above a bell of 5 overlapping petals.
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Artwork Current Location: Victoria, Saftey Beach
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