Bloom

Red tulip. Yellow sunflower. Purple orchid. Pink honeysuckle. Thinking of flowers is thinking in color.
The structure of the blossom is as beautiful to me as the color that first catches the eye.

BLOOM is the result of my experiment in proximity, scale, and light on form.

Graphite pencil       • = SOLD

Helianthus annuus, Sunflower     • ©2007, 13″ X 13″

Aechmea fasciata, Silver Vase Bromeliad     • ©2007, 10″ X 17″

Paeonia officinalis, Peony     • ©2007, 4″ X 9″

Nigella damascena, Love-in-a-Mist       ©2007, 16″ X 16″

Papaver orientale, Poppy       ©2007, 11″ X 13″

Bloom Miniatures 3" x 3", ©2007

Narcissus tazetta, Daffodil   •

Allium giganteum, Allium •

Eryngium ‘Sapphire Blue’, Sea Holly     •

Zinnia elegans, Zinnia   •

Asclepias syriaca, Milkweed      • ©2007, 14″ X 15″

Lonicera periclymenum, Honeysuckle      ©2007, 11″ X 12″

Magnolia stellata, Royal Star Magnolia    • ©2007, 8″ X 8″

Phalaenopsis sp., Orchid     ©2007, 8″ X 10″

Tulipa tarda, Tulip    • ©2007, 7″ X 10″

Hydrangea ‘Annabelle’, Hydrangea •

Passiflora caerulea, Passion Flower •

Paeonia officinalis, Peony   •

Achillea millefolium, Yarrow  •