Multi-headed Daffodils

Finally my planted bulbs have grown and are flowering, and I couldn’t be happier. It’s not a major feat and in today’s world where everything feels so volatile, a flower isn’t worth much mention.

But, when I read the news, I am so happy and privileged to be able to walk outside into my messy, soggy suburban winter garden and look at something beautiful. It is a blessing. I don’t take it lightly.

Here are the first daffodils to pop up, they were supposed to be King Alfred’s but I don’t mind that they’re not.

I was planning on drawing them with dip pen but there’s a fair amount of sickness in my household so it was easier to draw digitally and not have to worry about dip pens drying out while I’m nursing a house of flu sufferers.

Here’s how it turned out, I have a couple of variations on background and colour, if you know my style you’ll know I’m a fan of monochrome so the yellow was a challenge. But here we are, here’s the subject and the artwork.