Flowers and Things

The personality of place is created not only by the large dominating buildings, mountains, roads, and other features, but by small details as well.  In fact we remember some places almost entirely for their details, such as this garden nymph in a pocket garden in Charleston.

 

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Paddin' Round (30x40) Gallery wrap oil

Sunflower (16x20) oil

Tuscan Red (48x24) 1.5" gallery wrap oil

Night Azaleas (24x24) oil

European Poppy I (11x14) oil

Poppy V (11x14) oil

Poppy II (11x14) oil

Poppy III (11x14) oil

Daffodil (24x24) oil

Azaleas (10x20) 1.5" gallery wrap

Beach Music (24x24) gal wrap

Sometimes its the smallest of flowers that make the place.

Study in Red (11x14)

Magnolia Gardens is renowned for more than 1,000 varieties of camellias in their gardens.

Edges (11x14)

Sometimes an opening bud brings out the subtle color changes and sense of wonder better than the full flower.

Magnolia Winter (16x20)

Winter becomes Magnolia Gardens as the camellias began to burst into the light.

Have they gone yet? (16x20)

In some ways the cypress knees at Magnolia are more intriguing than the flowers as these little guys hide among the bushes making fun of the visitors.