Wisteria Hanging in a Tall Leaded Glass Panel Coloring Page

Two wisteria clusters hang from a branch that crosses the top of this panel, and each one is built from a mass of small overlapping blossoms tapering to a point at the bottom. Every blossom is its own closed petal shape with a short crease, packed against its neighbors, so the two clusters together pack a great deal of small cell work into a small space. The longer cluster on the left reaches nearly to the base of the panel.

Along the branch above, heart shaped leaves sit in pairs on short stalks, each with a simple vein running to the tip. The branch itself is a heavy closed strip with a cut end on the left.

The right side and the lower half of the panel are left clear inside a beveled frame with mitered corners, which gives the hanging clusters room to fall and keeps the composition from feeling crowded.

Wisteria wants a graded treatment. Start deep at the top of each cluster and lighten steadily toward the tip, and the flowers hang properly instead of reading as a flat mass. Keep the leaves a cool green so the blossoms stay the warmest thing on the page. This needs a sharp pencil and patience. Closer to an hour than half of one.