It's an interesting thing about white flowers. They tend to reflect other colors, all the colors around them. Their shadows are blue, indigo, and violet. They have reflections of the yellow center in each petal as well as greens and pinks from all around. They are a veritable rainbow of color.
One day I took my paints to the local county fair to paint on location. I went into the Pavillion with all the garden displays and chose a beautiful white gardenia to paint. Was I ever sorry. It took forever to paint because it wasn't just white. It had lots of other colors very subtly splashed in. It was disappointing to me to spend so much time on one white flower. Now I know. Now I prepare for the many colors I will need.
It's a good exercise to paint something white. Try it and see all the variations of color.
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