Gardens

These two 11 x 14 acrylic on canvas board paintings were inspired by my thumbing through a couple of garden books. While I can't argue that I can grow a beautiful garden I sure can imagine and paint one. No need to water and they are always in bloom! No real reference to myth, but to me, flowers stir up the many folk tales I have read about their origins. One of my favorites
is about the lily of the valley; after a garden party the sprites, cleaning up the mess, hung their tiny white porcelain buckets on blades of grass to dry... And viola! The plant was born.
(both sold)