Lily Of The Incas

by Lois Bryan

Title

Lily Of The Incas

Artist

Lois Bryan

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Digital Art - Digital Art / Photography Based Digital Hand-painting

Description

I love flowers. I used to love growing flowers, too, until the local mosquito population discovered what a tasty morsel I am. So when little me gets a bouquet of pretty posies, you can bet at some point the camera will probably come out, and I'll take some time to play.

This particular shot was snapped mid April of 2014, so I'm guessing this little lily was part of a lovely birthday bouquet from my dear hubby. I have seen these guys in my arrangements from time to time but never knew quite what they were. After playing with this particular image in Photoshop and Corel Painter the other day, I decided it was high-time I learned something about them.

A bit of research finds that they have an interesting history. Grown mostly in the area of the Andes mountains in South America, formal name Alstroemeria Lily, they are also known as the Peruvian Lily and the Parrot Lily. They are smaller than the lilies I've been used to growing and seeing ... but as I read, and as I can confirm, they are very hardy ... being usually the last little blooms to die in any combination floral bouquet.

You can learn more about them here:
http://flowerinfo.org/alstroemeria-flowers

Fine art purchases of this image will not include a watermark, and if I may make a recommendation ... this image will look its very best on the fine art paper choice of "picture rag."


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February 10th, 2016

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