Koenigin der Nacht

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I think you have done a fantastic job on this Seok... en plein air too. Well done.

Posted by Fred Elwell on Wed 18 Jun 14:06:33

Magic, the painting and the flower!

Posted by Louise Naimian on Wed 18 Jun 14:08:25

Beautiful story and beautiful painting of the queen Seok! I have heard of it but of course never seen.

Posted by Satu Vartiainen on Wed 18 Jun 17:20:21

Beautiful painting Seok

Posted by Glennis Weston on Wed 18 Jun 18:25:17

Seok, beautiful. I have just had a flower from my cactus (the night flowering one) I managed to photograph it this year!

Posted by Carole Swingler on Wed 18 Jun 20:04:46

Very beautiful painting Seok, and I love the story too.

Posted by Denise Butler on Wed 18 Jun 20:20:53

Echoing everyone else, this is marvellous Seok. And what a triumph. But I must ask - how long did it take and where did the painting end up?

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Wed 18 Jun 20:46:27

What a wonderful story and beautiful plein air painting.

Posted by Lesley Dabson on Wed 18 Jun 20:55:10

Yes!!! A painting with a story. Glad to see you back, Seok, and with a bang!!!! Stunning subject and painted perfectly as usual.

Posted by Mia Ketels on Wed 18 Jun 21:46:32

Stunning flower and I love your colourful interpretation.

Posted by Thea Cable on Wed 18 Jun 23:07:06

A really wonderful painting Seok and thank you for sharing it with us, now we can all say we've seen the Queen of the Night! Welcome back to POL, we've missed you.

Posted by Christine Davies on Thu 19 Jun 07:28:10

Thanks so very much, everyone! I look forward to catching up on your paintings!

Posted by Seok Yam Chew on Thu 19 Jun 13:02:19

Super painting Seok, love the colours and the abstract quality.

Posted by Sharon Van Der Veen on Thu 19 Jun 14:06:34

Fabulous!

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Sun 22 Jun 15:45:00

Beautifully painted! My first love is botanical art and this fits the bill!

Posted by Geraldine Marr on Tue 26 Aug 15:45:06

Thanks very much, Sharon, Gudrun and Geraldine!

Posted by Seok Yam Chew on Wed 27 Aug 14:20:06

Hang on Studio Wall

13/04/2015

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A night-flowering cereus, this beautiful, ephemeral plant is known in Germany by the rather romantic name, "Queen of the Night". My parents have had this plant in their garden since I was a small child, but I have never, ever, seen the flower in bloom. In Singapore, the flower blooms only at midnight and is wilted by the time morning comes, and I could never stay awake for it. While visiting friends in Germany over the past two weeks, I saw the flower bloom for the first time in my life. For some reason, the flowers bloom in the daytime in Germany and stay opened for at least two days. I could not let the opportunity to capture this momentous occasion pass! Painted en plein air.

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