Some fascinating magnolia history and factoids: The essence of a magnolia flower combines the prehistoric strength of one of the earth’s oldest surviving plants with an ethereal, creamy, and citrus-spiced sweetness. Magnolias predate bees. To survive the stomping and chewing of their original pollinators (beetles), they evolved thick, waxy, modified leaves called “tepals”. This gives…
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Magnolias and chinoiserie
Magnolias, ginger jars, ikebana, cherry blossoms they all just go together, and I have taken to painting branches of magnolia blooms and I have taken to combining all of these elements in my subject matter. I find jugs and jars I love the shape of and turn them into a Chinese vessel with a little…
Miniatures
A collection of miniatures between painting larger works Ginger jars Magnolias
Magnolias, ikebana and vessels
Flowers have had a huge influence in my life, I’m sure its why, (besides the fact that I love all things flower) they are such a dominant theme in my artwork. My father was a horticulturist, my mother a florist, and as a result we always had flowers in our home and a beautiful garden…
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