The red amaryllis

Winter weather has come early this year and staying cosy inside with my paints, plenty of fresh flowers, and a hot cup of tea is my solution.

Watercolour painting of two stalks of red Amaryllis, one in bud, one just starting to unfurl four red buds.
Watercolour painting of red amaryllis flowers bursting into bloom.
Watercolour painting of red amaryllis in bloom.
Watercolour painting of two stalks of red amaryllis in full bloom against a pale blue background.
Watercolour painting of red amaryllis flower just starting to unfurl
Watercolour painting of two stalks of red amaryllis flowers, one in bloom the other a bud just breaking open.
Small watercolour painting of potted red amaryllis in full bloom.
Small watercolor sketch of two stalks of red-orangey amaryllis full bloom.

Fortunately this city is rich with a tradition of corner Asian grocery stores carrying fresh flowers — tulips, mums, daffys, roses, carnations, Christmas boughs, etc, as well as potted daffys, muscari, paperwhites, hyacinths, oh my — so I don’t have far to go to replenish the supply.  And at this time year there’s also potted Amaryllis in whites, pinks, and many shades of the very festive red.