Hydrangea Hues by the Cottage Wall coloring page
Great clumps of hydrangea grow down the side of cottager wall, rich in full flowers of the gentlest pastel colours, radiant with unexpectant timidity.
This wonderful coloring page offers you the opportunity of recreating a beautiful image of excessive hydrangea flowers falling over the feet of a stone cottage wall. Scalloped petals, gathered in rounded groups, define each mophead blossom--a field ripe for a spectrum of dusty blues, light lilacs, thin pinks or soft whites and the leafy bracts, beneath, will provide lush receptive fields of darker green or more delicate chartreuse. The bricks and mortar in the cottage are lined with delicate crack marks and rough shapes and this gives you the chance to add some weathered browns or soft grays or even some mossy green in the cracks. Slim stems and wide, veiny leaves curve delicately all around the border of the wall forming graceful curves and open forms of negative space where you can draw drifting petals or a creepy vine. On the background the implication of a closed window or creeping ivy adds projection and also allows one to add his own personal boosts such as maybe a butterfly resting on a flower or a few garden rocks at the base of the wall. Set against a wall of russet character, you may prefer soft muted shades to give your cottage garden appeal or brighter contrasts to achieve an altogether more vibrant effect, but this design urges you to contrast the voluptuous fullness of the hydrangeas with the rugged texture of the wall--creating a picture of classic pastoral loveliness.
