digital photo
This is a beautiful hosta bud cluster. The hope of beauty, life, color, tenderness, hardiness, all wrapped into flower buds. And so much is in bud. That’s the hope.
july 8, 2017
digital photo
Flowers on a front-yard hosta. I like the juxtaposition of the open flower and closed buds.
july 6, 2017
2.5×3.5″ acrylic
Originally a vertical piece in my mind, it became horizontal. It’s riding into battle with the spear of truth and the armor of compassion. Yeah, that’s it.
june 30, 2017
digital photo
When I took this photo of more Calibrachoa flowers the resulting image didn’t even look real to me. But I must give neon flowers their due.
june 29, 2017
acrylic on approx. 4″x5″ paper
This is another image from a print block I cut recently.
june 28, 2017
acrylic on paper
I am playing with some soft print blocks and the “burst” part is an image from one of those I cut yesterday. The rest are applied with a palette knife. Then I did some background painting with transparent paint.
I am using the print blocks in a larger painting that is ongoing, but as I print sample images I thought, it’s a daily jane!
june 27, 2017
digital photo
Another maturing coneflower, with another in the blurry background. It looks smaller because it’s farther away, but I just liked the composition.
june 26, 2017
digital photo
I have planted this annual (Victoria Blue Salvia) for years and years at our old house, so I’m continuing the tradition here. For a long time I didn’t think these were going to thrive in our heavy clay here. But now they are looking much better and have adapted, apparently. Can’t wait until these buds are in full bloom and rich color!
june 25, 2017
digital photo
Beautiful coneflower. Quiet colors, getting ready to burst out.
june 24, 2017
digital photos
I have been fascinated by the balloon flower this spring, as we have a few of these in our new backyard. Here are three stages of them. Love the colors and shapes…once again! Be sure to click on the images to see the larger versions.