Along the side of our house, we have a long row of Hydrangea bushes. We planted them believing that they were for a shade garden. It turns out that our hydrangea prefer the sun. It is quite funny to see our garden each year. The hydrangea on the outer edges have beautiful large blossoms and the middle never really matures. But, I …
Lately, I have been studying still-life painting and one of the subjects covered was the history of flowers in paintings. I was amazed to learn that tulips had once caused a financial situation that was referred to as “tulip-mania”. During the early seventeenth century as great advances were being made in the study of botany, new species of flowers were …
I have been fascinated with Gerbers for some time now and as I mentioned in my earlier article entitled “Still Life – Tulips” I did in fact make a second trip to Costco to buy some Gerbers. There is something about Gerbers that draws me to them. They are such a beautiful flower with a lot of detail. I am …
I am a big fan of textures and there are two places I go when I am looking for just the right one and they are: Flypaper Textures and Shadowhouse Creations. Both offer excellent textures and it ultimately boils down to who has the texture I am looking for. For this photo, I used Flypaper Textures. They have a wonderful …
On a recent trip to Florida, Judy and I had the opportunity to visit Bok Tower. Often referred to as the Taj Mahal of the US, this beautiful site has a wonderful botanical garden. I was fortunate to find this excellent specimen of a Camellia flower. The flower which originally came from Eastern and Southern Asia is absolutely beautiful. If …
