The pattern here, called Golden Eagle, has beautiful and quite subtle colouring. However, splashes of vibrant mint green, and pale yellow, provide an offbeat and uplifting addition that is simply delicious. When I found the leaf stems that became the subject for this pattern design, i wanted to capture in a painting the fabulous shapes of the leaves. I used Paint.net and Filter Forge to digitally alter my original, giving a beautifully tiled pattern with a gorgeous water effect background to the unusual leaf stems. Deep apricot, sand, yellow, teal, and turquoise make up the glorious colours.