Fritillaria Crown Imperial flower

Someone I knew had this lovely flower and I decided to try and paint it.   I had never seen a flower like this or since. Mine is done in oils and measures 9"x12". It is available here for you

Fritillaria imperialis grows to about 1 m (3 ft) in height, and bears lance-shaped, glossy leaves at intervals along the stem. It bears a prominent whorl of downward facing flowers at the top of the stem, topped by a 'crown' of small leaves, hence the name. While the wild form is usually orange-red, various colours are found in cultivation, ranging from nearly a true scarlet through oranges to yellow. The pendulous flowers make a bold statement in the late spring garden; in the northern hemisphere, flowering takes place in late spring, accompanied by a distinctly foxy odour that repels mice, moles and other small animals.^[8

Someone I knew had this lovely flower and I decided to try and paint it.