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Dock Leaf in the Grass By Steve Greaves Rumex obtusifolius   A painting in progress.          Dock Leaf  (unfinished)                        enlarge image Watercolour Photorealism Painting on paper 2007 14 x 21 ins Frame: unframed Mount: unmounted Original Painting For Sale    £1,000 Convert Prices to Your Currency   Free Service by XE.com       This Dock Leaf  painting is the most complex Photorealism watercolour botanical painting I have so far attempted. It is a homage  to Albrecht Durer's Large Turf of Grass, and painted in a contemporary style which makes full use of modern photography as reference material.   Basic blue-greens are being used for the base layers of  colour in this Photorealistic painting - yellows, browns, blues and purples will  be added at a later stage. The darker areas of the painting have already had three or four watercolour paint washes using a size 5 sable brush.    Dock Leaf is painted on an un-stretched heavy sheet of Saunders Waterford hot-pressed watercolour paper (smooth texture)   The species depicted is the Broad-Leaved Dock which is a British wildflower normally considered to be a weed. Famously, If you are stung by a stinging nettle, a Dock Leaf rubbed on the affected part will ease the pain.   See how the Dock Leaf Photorealism painting was done: Dock Leaf - Photorealism Painting Technique   Note: The image shows the unfinished painting.       A Signed Greetings Card of this Painting is available  click here   Click here to buy  Steve Greaves Original Paintings

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