The idea of this painting came from Georgia O'keefe's way that she painted macro still-lifes.
This is a zoomed in picture of a leaf and the value is emphasized to give the painting a vibrant feeling. I used pencil to copy the picture from the iPad onto the paper. Next, I used watercolor with varying amounts of water in the paint. The different layers of color and paint add texture. The background is bright so it helps the darker colors in front to pop out.