Illustration Friday - Perennial

This illustration has a larger format than most... I just finished up this mural this afternoon. Funny that the word of the week would be perennial. I work on a golf course as a gardener and deal with perennials all the time. Wish the course had a few more perennials and a few less annuals. It would male the up keep a whole lot easier.

The mural is located in the back yard of a residence that backs onto a natural park setting. The home owner had the yard scape designed with multi level decks and lots of pea gravel. There are a few asian statuary pieces. It's not exactly a zen garden but you can see the influences. The mural does a great job of tying the cultured space and natural space in together.

It looks like there's a lot of detail in this painting but in this case I'm more of an impressionistic painter. Sometimes you have to let go of the control and just let the brushes do what they do. Every mark is perfect just the way it was created. There's no need to keep working it.

Hi jensdesign772. It's interior latex / acrylic paint. Benjamin Moore, Berr... whatever miss-tints appeal to me. I buy the odd primary so that I can mix my own colours. It's the shady side of the fence so there is less environmental wear. The surrounding trees will provide some protection from weather beatings too.