Last of the Gerbera Daisies | 11" x 15" | watercolour

Nude Figure 142 ~ Anthony | 11" x 15" | watercolour

February Forthysia | 13" x 18" | watercolour

I made these cuttings from the garden two wks before the Lunar New Year. This is a tradition of mine for years. Any flowering tree and shrub can be forced this way.
As a child in Hong Kong, I remember forced cherry and peach and quince blossoms were common in the markets before New Year. Red is always best for the occasion.

Nude Figure 141 ~ Fiona | 11" x 15" | watercolour

Nude Figure 140 ~ Lydia | 11" x 15" | watercolour

Nude Figure 39 ~ Mary | 14" x 16" | watercolour