I have been working on this painting for years! I just couldn't seem to get it done. I finally settled on using some watercolor pencils on the flowers. It is the Smithsonian Castle, which has been serving as the visitor center for the Smithsonian Museums on the Capitol Mall. I say "has been" because, starting tomorrow, it will be closed for fve years for a renovation, It is the oldest of the Smithsonian buildings and was built in 1855. I am sure updates are needed, but I will miss it. I had eaten in the coffee shop many times before the covid pandemic. It was convenient when doing volunteer work for Smithsonian Associates. The food was not great, though, so maybe that will be improved, too.
As for the painting, I kind of like the "riot" of pink and white in the flowers....that is how it seemed to me when I saw it on site. That tree will stay, I'm sure, and will bloom and follow its own cycles without regard to the renovation.
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