{"product_id":"tropical-flame-original-watercolor","title":"Tropical Flame — Original Watercolor","description":"\u003ch2\u003e Tropical Flame\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA deep magenta Hawaiian ginger rises through layers of brilliant tropical foliage, glowing against saturated greens, turquoise, and blue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTropical Flame\u003c\/em\u003e was painted in 2018 and inspired by one of the things I love most about red ginger: its extraordinary depth of color.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe blossoms can move from vivid pink and crimson into almost wine-colored shadows, while the surrounding leaves seem to contain every possible version of tropical green.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut there was something else about the flower that always made me smile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo me, a tall ginger bloom looks a little like a \u003cstrong\u003edaytime tiki torch\u003c\/strong\u003e rising through the jungle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd from there, the title practically named itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eA Tropical Flame\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo me, the title carries another meaning as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is something about being in the tropics with someone you love—the warm air, slower evenings, the music and the beautiful surroundings, and freedom from ordinary routines—that can make an already familiar love feel even more illuminated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's about the flame that is already there—the kind that can be stoked, strengthened, and made brighter when two people have the chance to enjoy one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerhaps that's why I have always loved the idea of flowers as a gift between people who share a life. They can say something without needing many words:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI see you.\u003cbr\u003eI choose you.\u003cbr\u003eAnd I feel and share this flame with you.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTropical Flame\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, that feeling is wrapped in the colors of the islands—lush greens, brilliant sunlight, deep magenta, and just a little sweet heat. 🔥😉\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eColor, Light \u0026amp; a Little Fire\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition places the ginger almost like a flame against a dense world of tropical leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRather than treating the surrounding foliage as simply “green,” I wanted it to feel alive with changing color — lime, yellow-green, turquoise, teal, blue and deeper forest tones moving through overlapping leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAgainst all of that cool color, the ginger becomes the heat of the painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeep magentas, crimson reds, pinks and violet shadows build through the flower, allowing individual petals to emerge from one another while the bloom remains a single powerful form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd then, almost hidden among the leaves, comes one sharp flash of tropical sunlight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePainted in Watercolor\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTropical Flame\u003c\/em\u003e was created entirely in watercolor, using the transparency of the medium to build both the saturated flower and the luminous surrounding foliage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the technical disciplines I value most in watercolor is allowing the paper itself to create the whites.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere is no white paint in this painting.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout the artwork, the luminous white areas are the preserved white of the watercolor paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is one deliberate exception in technique: the brilliant starburst of sunlight striking the leaf was \u003cstrong\u003ecarefully carved back into the paper\u003c\/strong\u003e, along with some gemstone shimmer accents, creating a crisp flash of light against the surrounding transparent color.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a small detail, but one that becomes especially rewarding when the original is viewed closely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eArtwork Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Watercolor · One of One\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eTropical Flame\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Christie Marie Elder\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCreated:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2018\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Watercolor\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtwork Dimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14\" H × 21\" W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFramed Dimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 23\" H × 30\" W × 1½\" D\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e$10,500\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFraming\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTropical Flame\u003c\/em\u003e is professionally presented in a substantial dark wood frame with a \u003cstrong\u003eturquoise silk-wrapped liner\u003c\/strong\u003e and coordinating inner wood accent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe framing was selected specifically to become part of the visual experience of the painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rich dark wood gives the piece weight and warmth, while the turquoise silk draws out the blue-green tones running through the tropical foliage. Against those cooler colors, the deep magenta ginger becomes even more striking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe finished framed work has significantly more presence than the artwork dimensions alone suggest, creating a substantial \u003cstrong\u003e23\" × 30\"\u003c\/strong\u003e presentation on the wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProfessionally framed and ready to hang.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eArtist Signature \u0026amp; Documentation\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Signed by Christie Marie Elder on the front.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach original artwork includes a \u003cstrong\u003eCertificate of Authenticity (COA)\u003c\/strong\u003e together with an artist biography for provenance and collector records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCopyright\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e© Christie Marie Elder. 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