Pink Orchid Flowers

This is the watercolor painting of orchid flowers that I saw in Raja Ampat. At first, I didn't know its species name. Now, after reading information from the internet, I could determine its genus, It is Vanda orchid. I made this drawing in 16 December 2014. After that I left in my sketchbook for years. In April 2026, I opened my sketchbook again and added blue back ground as well as some other modification to the artwork. It is now in a frame that is hanging on the wall of my house now. 

Orchid Flower

I recoloured the painting and made some additional lines on the artwork. The following painting is the updated version of the vanda orchid.

Vanda Ground Orchid

There are a lot of flowers in the jungle of West Papua. Some of them are Glory Vine (Faradaya Splendida), Terrestrial Orchids (Spathoglottis plicata), and Cananga or Ylang-ylang.

When I guide tourists on a trekking trip in the jungle of Arfak mountains or Klasow valley, I often see flowers in tall trees. Birds and butterflies like to gather in those trees to eat or collect the nectar.

Besides making the watercolor artwork above, I also made the vector graphic version of the pink orchids using Inkscape. Creating a vector illustration is not as intuitive as drawing on a paper or painting on a canvas. However, the advantages of having a transparent background and the ability to export to png file in any size are two things which digital printing companies such as teepublic or redbubble need from our artworks.

As a matter of fact, it was my first experience using Inkscape. Now, it is available in my Tropical Art store on various products from T-shirts, to mugs and spiral notebook.

Also read:

• Ground Orchid
• Rhododendron
• Rain Lily
• Hibiscus Flower in Watercolour