Original artwork description:

Digital photographs do not show the real extent of the quality of the work done on each drawing. DSLR cameras cannot see the full details of the colouring.

The dahlia is a truly beautiful flower, elegant. With its tentacular calyx it is a proper masterpiece of Nature which seems to have had fun creating diversity and variety. I've always been fascinated with how the masters of floral decoration have used it, even in combination with others flowers, making tables, bouquets and decorations very refined. I myself, as a scenographer, in the past have had the pleasure to put together floral adorns and dahlias have always been one of my favourite flowers precisely because of their great scenographic impact. After all dahlias signify admiration, esteem, it doesn't just represent a pledge of love but also a sign of eternal gratitude, it's the perfect gift for a person from which you received unexpected support. And so because all of us certainly need a person to be grateful for, I decided to draw Maze of Dahlias, a bit of a playful title because to me it's like getting lost in that maze of petals.

Materials used:

Caran D'Ache colored pencils on 220grams smooth paper

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