I was trying to think of something to paint, and I thought maybe a still life, but then I remembered that some time ago I had noticed the hibiscus flowers growing by our front door, and took a photo of one of the blossoms. At the time I was fascinated by the long stem with the tiny yellow dots and red balls which I had never noticed before. The plant has been there for years and has survived several winter freezes, but it always comes back. It turned out to be relatively easy to paint, with the dark green background done wet on wet in about a minute, and the rest fairly simple to do.
