"Beckon" + "Monarch"

Hello again, I took a mini hiatus over the summer but I'm back with 2 new color pieces! I typically prefer to work in black and white because I find that color pieces are far more difficult to conceptualize and execute from the beginning. When working in color, there needs to be a consistent color scheme to the entire piece or both subjects may end up looking incompatible or mismatched. But nonetheless, I felt the flower series was in desperate need of some saturation. Below are my brand new pieces titled "Beckon" and "Monarch". 

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Beckon

16in. x 16in. photo collage

Series : Efflorescence

Although "Beckon" is my second orchid piece in this series, it is the first one completed in color. When it came to assembling this piece, "Beckon" was constructed almost identically to my previous piece "Allure". My favorite part of this piece is that the speckled texture on the center of the orchid reminds me of freckles on the bridge of her nose and cheeks.

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Monarch

16in. x 16in. photo collage

Series : Efflorescence

The two spectacular flowers used in the piece above are dahlias. The dahlia flower is absolutely stunning in person and ranges in color from orange, blood red, yellow, white, magenta and various pink hues. Without a doubt, this intricate fiery red-orange flower needed to be displayed in color. The inspiration behind the title "Monarch" was influenced by the arrangement of the petals on the subject's head appearing like a crown and how the elegant female reminded me of royalty.

© Alexandra Bellissimo 2014