Florals

Paintings from gardens featuring flowers and insects.

I spent time in my garden and other gardens watching, photographing and sketching the flowers. It seemed impossible to ignore all the movement and noise of the insects. So I included them also.

Peonies on Winter White, acrylic on canvas, 30″ x 30″
Honeygold, acrylic on canvas, 30″ x 30″
Spring Collection, acrylic on canvas, 30″ x 30″
The Cutting Garden, acrylic on canvas, 30″ x 30″
Spring Collection with Yellow Jackets, acrylic on paper – framed 27″ x 35″
Detail of Spring Collection with Yellow Jackets
Moon Garden, Dreaming of Spring, acrylic on canvas, 36″ x 48″
Sisters’ Garden, acrylic on canvas, 36″ x 48″ sold
Photo of interior with painting, installation view of Sisters’ Garden
Fiore Fresco, Spring Flowers, acrylic on textured canvas, 20″ x 24″

A spray of spring flowers. Colourful petals pop against a grey textured background.

Green Leaf – What is Left Behind, acrylic on canvas, 20″ x 30″
Bee’s Musical Notation, acrylic on canvas, 16″ x 16″
Bee’s Balm, acrylic on canvas, 16″ x 16″

Inspired by the colours, shapes and rhythms of nature.

Swarm Instinct, acrylic on canvas, 36″ x 48″

A large painting inspired by trips to the Giant’s Causeway in Ireland. The hexagonal shapes of the rocks reminded me of bees’ hives. Imagine a bee scouting for a safe home, among the other tourists and visitors, in this landscape. This painting is about our relationship to nature, home and the environment.