Botanicals
Come spring, I work on these watercolors as flowers bloom seasonally in succession. I paint from direct observation of the flowers. That is, the timing of blooming determines my subject. Early on, I concentrated on an isolated bloom surrounded by a lot of empty space. This emptiness felt essential as rest from the energy of the flower and in counterpoint to the burst of color and the details of each flower. This composition developed stillness, perhaps, allowing for more considered observation from the viewer.
Day Lily, watercolor on paper, 15″x11″ 2021
Double Yellow Tulips, watercolor on paper, 15″x11″ 2024
Spent Striped Tulips, watercolor on paper, 15″x11″ 2024
Fern, watercolor on paper, 15″x11″ 2024
Red Geranium, watercolor on paper, 15″x11″ 2023
Rosy Sweet William, watercolor on paper, 15″x11″ 2023
Spent Yellow Tulips 1, watercolor on paper, 15″x11″ 2024
Spent Allium, watercolor on paper, 15″x11″ 2023
Peony 6, watercolor on paper, 15″x11″ 2022
Peony 1, watercolor on paper, 15″x11″ 2022
Yellow Tulip and Daffodil 2, watercolor on paper, 15″x11″ 2023
Purple Sweet William, watercolor on paper, 15″x11″ 2021
Red Sweet William 2, watercolor on paper, 15″x11″ 2022
Striped Sweet William 2, watercolor on paper, 15″x11″ 2022
Peony 2, watercolor on paper, 15″x11″ 2022
Peony 5, watercolor on paper, 15″x11″ 2022
Wild Geranium, watercolor on paper, 15″x11″ 2024
Pink Viburnum, watercolor on paper, 15″x11″ 2024
Striped Sweet William, watercolor on paper, 15″x11″ 2023
Allium, watercolor on paper, 15″x11″ 2023
Geranium Leaves, watercolor on paper, 15″x11″ 2023
Spent Yellow Tulips 2, watercolor on paper, 15″x11″ 2024
Peony 3, watercolor on paper, 15″x11″ 2022
Peony 4, watercolor on paper, 15″x11″ 2022
Yellow Rose, watercolor on paper, 15″x11″ 2023
Yellow Rose and Spider Mum, watercolor on paper, 15″x11″ 2023
Double Blue Hyacinth, watercolor on paper, 15″x11″ 2024
Bleeding Heart, watercolor on paper, 15″x11″ 2024