Join Sarah Simon of @TheMintGardener and add some flowing watercolor washes to this beautiful Foxglove flower, an excerpt project from her beloved Watercolor Workbook series. Sarah’s Watercolor Workbooks have been the world’s #1 best-selling watercolor book collection for five years running, giving artists everything they need to build confidence and creativity with a brush in hand. Sarah is an artist, author, and teacher who has helped thousands discover the joy of watercolor. With her gentle guidance, she makes painting feel approachable, inspiring both beginners and seasoned artists to slow down and savor the creative process. The Foxglove is a plant beloved by the fairies, and its appearance in the wild is said to indicate their presence. Folklorists are divided on where the common name for Digitalis purpurea comes from. In some areas of the British Isles the name seems to be a corruption of “folksglove,” associating the flowers with the fairy folk, while in others the plant is also known as “fox fingers,” its blossoms used as gloves by the foxes to keep dew off their paws. Another theory suggests that the name comes from the Anglo-Saxon word foxes-gleow, a “gleow” being a ring of bells. This is connected to Norse legends in which foxes wear the bell-shaped foxglove blossoms around their necks; the ringing of bells was a spell of protection against hunters and hounds. Suggested Learning: Watercolor & Gouache Digital Class Suggested Tools & Materials: Round watercolor bush Waterproof inkpen Watercolor paint Jar for water Watercolor paper Paint palette
