Deadly Nightshade

Tuesday, February 4th, 2014

Deadly Nightshade, watercolor by Amy Crook

Deadly Nightshade, watercolor by Amy Crook

With a cat named Belladonna, it was inevitable that I’d eventually decide to paint her namesake plant.

The leaves are bright green and vibrant, while the berries have their own subtle inner glow of poisonous red-black. White gel pen gives three names for the plant, floating ghostly on the matte watercolor background. The blue-black night holds subtle textures, overlapping the plant in some spots and leaving white gaps in others, and you can see the soft pencil sketch beneath the art in places, giving the piece a loose, painterly feel.

Deadly Nightshade, 5″x7″ watercolor on paper.

Deadly Nightshade, detail, by Amy Crook

Deadly Nightshade, detail, by Amy Crook

Above, you can see a detail of one unripe berry and two blooming flowers, along with the word “Belladonna” crawling along the leaves. Below, you can see the piece in a frame with the sunlight bringing out the blue in the background.

Deadly Nightshade, framed art by Amy Crook

Deadly Nightshade, framed art by Amy Crook

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