This is a small acrylic on canvas that I made in the summer of 2006 in response to a small sketch of a closed waterlily on a still-water where my brother does his flyfishing. It was a beautiful summer weekend when we were there for a barbecue and party. This sketch was made the following morning when the flower was closed. I’ll share the drawing it came from in the next post. I find I often only need to make the smallest sketch of the motif, and that together with the memory of the initial inspiration is enough to make a painting.