Homage

Flower chosen: Water Lily

Meaning: For my last piece, I chose the Egyptian blue water lily. I used multiple references such as Ancient Egyptian scrolls in order to draw my subject. The water lily represents royalty so I adorned my subject with lots of jewelry. I also tried to replicate the stiff yet fluid movement of Egyptian figures with this piece. There is not really a meaning, I just wanted to explore a different culture.

Me, Myself, and I

Flower chosen: Sunflower

Meaning: In this piece, I drew a girl having conversation with herself. The meaning behind this is due to the sunflowers they have in their hair. Sunflowers represent friendship and the message is to be your own best friend before anything else, because you will always be there for yourself.

Elysian

Flower chosen: Roses

Meaning: This piece was inspired by roses, which of course mean love. I drew a girl having a picnic by herself and enjoying the sun and just enjoying her time there. She has moved on from some unfortunate event in her life, (which is why I placed closed rose buds in the bush at the back) and is moving forward (hence the blooming roses in the front most bush). The message is self-love, because at the end of the day, other people do not decide how you should see yourself.

Self-Growth

Flower chosen: Cherry Blossoms

Pretty much as the title states, this piece is about self-growth. The girl has flowers growing at of her hair to show that what you put in is what you get out. If she took poor care of herself, I would’ve drawn the flowers wilted and decayed, if she had potential and refused to do anything with it, I would’ve drawn the flowers as buds just waiting to bloom. Overall her flowers are bright and healthy, and this piece is to encourage people to treat themselves and their bodies/mind good so they too can grow and bloom like a flower

Tranquil

Flower chosen: None in particular

Meaning: This is the first piece I did to start off this capstone, before I knew I wanted to work with flowers, however it still has meaning behind it. No plant in particular is the subject of this piece, however the theme of relaxation was my main inspiration. I believe people should have time to themselves to relax, whether it be reading a book or going on a hike or taking a relaxing bath like my subject. Her arms being plants represent that we as people need to replenish ourselves to grown, just like plants need water to grow.

Reflection

Flower chosen: Poppies

Meaning: Another piece where I more illustrated the direct meaning of a flower instead of drawing an interpretation of it. One of the many meanings behind poppies is magic so I drew a somewhat whimsical scene in order to show that.

Live While You're Young

Flower chosen: Lilacs

Meaning: Here there are two young girls, holding hands as they view a beautiful field of lilacs. Lilacs are associated with purity and innocence so I chose to use children in this piece because they are often the most innocent (hence why they often tell the truth as it is). I wanted to capture a nice moment since the world is so often full of bad news and almost nothing good is talked about anymore.