#2673 "Singleton Summer Blues Iris"

#2673 "Colours of Purple"
7x5 inches oils

I had painted a group of iris flowers in #1782 "Wild Iris". The colour of purple is a challenge to match and I wanted to try something different on this wet and stormy day. The variations in the shades of purple span the spectrum and I wanted to get these flowers right. I painted a partner to this iris in #2677 "Colours of Purple". 

Iris is a genus of 300 species of flowering plants with very spectacular blooms. The name comes from the Greek word for a rainbow and the Greek goddess of the rainbow, Iris. Some think that the name is the result of the wide variety of colours found among the many species. Another common name for some species of iris flowers is 'flags'. 

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