Greek Design and Gaut

This picture contains a small greek artifact found in the John Leighton’s Suggestion of Designs (1880) found in archive dot org. The design is described as being a Lotus or Lily, and I made it upside-down. I also included the beautiful braided tangle Gaut (Sandra Strait). Inktense pencils and Pitt Brush pens with a waterbrush.

The picture measures 4x6 inches on hotpressed watercolor paper. Here are some other views:

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