Winnie's Picks - Paint by Numbers - Irises

The floral series of Irises paintings was inspired by the beautiful iris flowers in the gardens of the asylum to Vincent van Gogh was admitted. He was influenced by the nature surrounding him daily during his isolation. Each flower has its unique movements and shapes, which van Gogh tried to portray in as much detail as he could, using different patterns of brush strokes.

He painted it on the same easel used for the Starry Night paint-by-numbers. He used a gradient of blue and violet to bring the petals to life and green tones to match the leaves. Only one white Iris stands in the middle, with a bush of poppies in shades of orange behind it. Some yellow touches here and there materialize the center of the Irises and shades of the flowers behind the irises' flowerbed.