The Tiger Lily

Posted on June 10, 2013 by foresterartist

Tiger Lily

The Tiger Lily is one of my favorite wild flowers. It is a late bloomer in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and it prefers riparian zones. When it blooms I am compelled to pick a batch to bring home to my honey. In fact, it is the one I like to bring her the most. That is why I picked this flower to paint. Now Mary can have them all year. I sketched this painting a number of years ago. It is based on a picture I took a long time ago and have since lost. Without the original photo I had to wing it. I hope Mary likes it. I think it is the last watercolor that I had started, but not completed. It is now time to move on to new works.

43 thoughts on “The Tiger Lily”

afternoonartist on June 10, 2013 at 5:53 am said:

This s beautiful, Tim. It must have taken great patience to paint all those leaves.

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- foresterartist on June 10, 2013 at 10:54 am said:
  
  Thank you Jill. It took a bit of time mostly because I worked on it a little at a time.
  
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lindamartinandersen on June 10, 2013 at 6:22 am said:

Tim,
Loved it and I’m sure Mary will too. I had a aunt who grew these. I always thought they were special and their name.

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- foresterartist on June 10, 2013 at 8:48 am said:
  
  Thank you Linda. What can I say other than I love them.
  
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petspeopleandlife on June 10, 2013 at 7:11 am said:

Very pretty,.Lillies are truly lovely.

yvonne

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- foresterartist on June 10, 2013 at 8:48 am said:
  
  Thank you Yvonne.
  
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Barb Sailor on June 10, 2013 at 7:33 am said:

This is so lovely and a wonderful example of negative painting.

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- foresterartist on June 10, 2013 at 8:53 am said:
  
  Thank you so much Barb. I like the way the dark background makes the flowers pop.
  
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artscottnet on June 10, 2013 at 7:51 am said:

The shading and highlights on the petals are amazing, the varying shades in the background leaves, she’s bound to love it. A beautiful painting!

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- foresterartist on June 10, 2013 at 8:53 am said:
  
  Thank you so much Scott!
  
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sefeniak on June 10, 2013 at 8:14 am said:

Lovely! I am sure your “honey” will love it!

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- foresterartist on June 10, 2013 at 8:54 am said:
  
  I think so too.
  
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trzilla on June 10, 2013 at 8:30 am said:

Beautiful! There is something of a ‘ block print’ like quality to the painting.

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- foresterartist on June 10, 2013 at 8:56 am said:
  
  Thank you Laura! I had not looked at it that way, but I see what you mean. I think the negative painting technique for the background creates the effect.
  
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Kira on June 10, 2013 at 11:13 am said:

Beautiful! I like Tiger Lilies they are one of the few flowers that don’t set off my allergies. I think it’s sweet that she now has Tiger Lilies all year long 🙂

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- foresterartist on June 10, 2013 at 11:22 am said:
  
  She soooo deserves them.
  
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Midwestern Plant Girl on June 10, 2013 at 11:22 am said:

Beautifully done!! My husband is also an artist, but needs to get a brush in his hand more often that the chain-o-locks (he’s a plumber). I’m sure your honey will love it! Sadly, these flowers have a not-so-nice name… We call them ‘ditch lilies’ as around here, many people plant them in their right-o-way or front ditch.

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- foresterartist on June 10, 2013 at 11:24 am said:
  
  I’ve haven’t heard that name. I’ll stick with Tiger lilies. 😉
  You should post some of your husbands work or does he have a blog?
  
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  - Midwestern Plant Girl on June 11, 2013 at 11:18 am said:
    
    I like Tiger lily also. =-)
    My hubby is not a blogging kind of guy, but I will post some of his work soon. He went to art school for sculpture, but loves to draw as a hobby. I’ve gotten him to think outside the box for his art now. I’m not an artist, I’m a crafter… He says they are 2 different things… Whatever… But, I think the outcomes (projects) we come up with are pretty neat.
    
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    - foresterartist on June 11, 2013 at 5:10 pm said:
      
      I bet you two make a great team. I look forward to seeing his work.
      
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Cowboys and Crossbones on June 10, 2013 at 11:26 am said:

I bet Mary loved this! I love Tiger Lilies, too and you seemed to capture them beautifully!

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- foresterartist on June 10, 2013 at 11:33 am said:
  
  Thank you!
  
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Terry~ on June 10, 2013 at 7:48 pm said:

Nice work! She is going to love it!

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- foresterartist on June 10, 2013 at 8:38 pm said:
  
  Well thank you Terry. I hope you are right!
  
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annerose on June 10, 2013 at 7:55 pm said:

Just lovely, elegant, I love these flowers.

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- foresterartist on June 10, 2013 at 8:39 pm said:
  
  Thank you Annerose, me too.
  
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eightdecades on June 10, 2013 at 11:16 pm said:

I like this painting, though it is a watercolor it has the look of Gouache. Have you used Gouache before? It is a favorite of mine for certain paintings. This style has that look.
Nicely done and I too consider the Tiger Lilly a favorite. It is so strange because yesterday I was considering posting a story about the Tiger Lilly, and there you are posting a painting. When you paint flowers for your honey, you can bet they will like them. When you post them for us you can also bet we will too.

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- foresterartist on June 11, 2013 at 1:06 am said:
  
  Thank you John. My honey does like her Tiger Lilies. I guess great minds think alike. I hope you make you Tiger Lily post anyway. I have never tried Gouache. I pretty unfamiliar of how to use it, but I’m always open to something new.
  
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  - eightdecades on June 11, 2013 at 8:15 am said:
    
    Gouache is water based, it is opaque instead of transparent like watercolor. You don’t use washes, you place the paint where you want it, the effect looks similar to what you have painted but with more body. It isn’t for everyone but your Tiger Lilly is so suggestive of the technique I thought you might have done it, or would like it. I often combine gouache and watercolor.
    An example on my own site is http://storydoors.com/2013/04/29/mermaid-and-bubbles/ ‎
    Still I like your painting as it is. Nice work.
    
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    - foresterartist on June 11, 2013 at 10:22 am said:
      
      Thank you John! I will investigate it further.
      
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WM on June 11, 2013 at 1:13 am said:

Good morning, Tim! We have the Tiger Lily in Polish gardens as well but nobody made so nice ‘portrait’ of them. 🙂

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- foresterartist on June 11, 2013 at 1:16 am said:
  
  Awww, thank you so much Wanda. 😀
  
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elenacaravela on June 11, 2013 at 4:39 pm said:

A very beautiful painting, Tim!

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- foresterartist on June 11, 2013 at 5:18 pm said:
  
  Thank you Elena.
  
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gpcox on June 13, 2013 at 6:43 am said:

Wow, I remember these from when I was a kid. I wonder why I never see them around any more.

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- foresterartist on June 13, 2013 at 9:37 am said:
  
  Because I picked them all!
  
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  - gpcox on June 14, 2013 at 2:22 am said:
    
    Now, isn’t THAT just a fine how-do-you-do!!
    
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    - foresterartist on June 14, 2013 at 5:10 am said:
      
      ;D
      
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bentehaarstad on June 14, 2013 at 4:50 pm said:

I have one in my garden (if it has survivied the last, harsh winter. it is not exactly wild around here. Very nice painting, Tim.

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- foresterartist on June 15, 2013 at 10:44 am said:
  
  Thank you Bente.
  
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lesliepaints on June 19, 2013 at 9:29 am said:

Excellent!!

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- foresterartist on June 19, 2013 at 9:46 am said:
  
  Thank you Leslie!
  
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