"Wild Rose" 6x8 Colored Pencil Study on Strathmore Pastel Paper

To start off the month of July, I decided to draw this wild rose. They are the floral emblem of the province of Alberta, in Canada, adopted in 1930. They are a flowering shrub and seem to grow everywhere in Alberta. They bloom from late May and last until early August. What I didn't know about them is that the wild rose can be used in the manufacture of perfume. It's no wonder, they smell so nice! I used a 9x12 green pastel paper which compliments the colors in the drawing and I used lots of layering of different colors of greens and pinks to enrich all the tones. This drawing was a fun piece to do.

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