I fell in love with this orchid and had no choice but to purchase it ! It is a cattleya orchid by the name of Blue Heaven, although in reality it was more of a pale lavender than a blue color. I am sad to say, that after blooming it died on me; I am not very successful at growing orchids. Other plants, yes; orchids, no. However, I was able to capture it in many photographs. Below are a few more shots I took.
Below is one of many still life setups I photographed of this orchid for use as a reference for a future painting. I realize that yellow pot doesn't really work very well in this photo as well as the fact that the green pot with the orchid does not fit into it properly, but I had no orchid ceramic pot large enough to do the job. Besides, I can use artistic license and paint the pot another color and make it fit when I compose the painting.
"The flower that follows the sun does so even in cloudy days." - Robert Leighton
We can take a lesson from that quote, or should I say from the flowers themselves.
