National Orchid Day #doodlewashaday
Posted: April 16, 2016 Filed under: #doodlewashaday, Gallery Mongyo Watercolor Crayons, Just for fun, Sketch book, Sketches/Doodles, Susan Feniak Originals, Uncategorized | Tags: #doodlewashaday, Gallery Mongyo Watercolor Crayons, Just for fun, sketch book, Sketches/Doodles, Susan Feniak art, Susan Feniak Original Art 25 CommentsApril 16th Is National Orchid Day! Here I have doodlewashed a white Phalaenopsis. Being a retired or X florist I used to love working with orchids in bridal bouquets. For many years there was always one growing and blooming in my kitchen. Lately I have noticed orchids have become very popular and I am seeing them every where and in varied colors. Not such a bad thing as they last for ages and make wonderful cut flowers. I hope you are enjoying your weekend! Cheers, Susan
#doodlewashaday is credited to Charlie O’Shields over at doodlewash.wordpress.com
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I love your line work Susan! I have bought several orchids over the years….not a single one survives!
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Thank you Vicki. The trick to growing orchids is ignore them. They thrive on that.
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But I’m great at that and they still die!!!
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Oh dear! Guess its not meant to be. 😦
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Ha! I think you may be right Susan!
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Beautiful! I love seeing them in the store (cuz I know I can’t grow them)
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Thank you Teri! If you ignore them they will grow. 🙂
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Oh heck, I could do that! Thanks.
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Can flowers look happy? These do! (K)
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That is great. Maybe they are so happy they are laughing! Thank you Kerfe
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Beautiful Susan! I love Orchids and I always have a plant mine now is without flowers I hope it will! Beautiful colors on your doodlewash! 😉
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Thank you! Be patient, your orchid could rest up to a year before producing more flowers. Remember orchids love to be ignored. 🙂
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Oh thank you! Yes I am ignoring them I figured that that they do great being ignored! 😉
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One of the few things that love to be unloved. Thanks for stopping by Carolina.
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Beautiful orchid, Susan! We’ve not had much luck growing them so I’ll just enjoy yours. 🙂
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Thank you Teresa! The trick to growing orchids is to ignore them. The love to be unloved. 🙂
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Too funny! I’ll keep that in mind if we ever get another one. 😉
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Lol 🙂
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These are beautiful, Susan!! Very nicely done. And the color of the pot is awesome… it’s almost shimmering and glowing. Gorgeous! 😍
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Thank you Charlie! Let me think how did I get the pot to look like that?? I blended some white in a couple of places over top of the blues while the blues were still damp. It seemed to help make the pot look glazed ceramic. 🙂
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Cool! It worked out really well… I love the effect!
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…how lovely. I used to belong to an orchid society and had quite a number on the go. Now I have two phalaenopsis which are no trouble to care for (they only run into trouble when cared for too much!) You have captured their lovely shapes so well.
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Thank you! And yes phalaenopsis like to be ignored. A hard lesson for some to learn. I should pick up another one some day soon.
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Pretty! Happy weekend to you!
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Thank you Carol!
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