Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Awapuhi


The flower of the Hawaiian "Awapuhi" belongs to the Ginger family. Formally called Alpinia Purpurata, we simply call it Red Ginger. Also called Ostrich Plume and Pink Cone Ginger the showy plant is native to Malaysia.

This is 12"x 16" acrylic on 120 lb. watercolor paper

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