Trees, Flora, Foliage …

“I am at my best when alone with nature. ” – from Artist’s Statement 2000 – Natchez Mississippi

White Ginger – Acrylic

Grandfather Ceibo – the Guardian – Acrylic

Full House – Acrylic

 

Tres Toucanes – Watercolor y Acrylic

Agave – Hacienda Guachala /Ecuador – Watercolor

Detail from Night Garden – Acrylic

Brugmansia by Daylight – Acrylic

Brugmansia by Day – Acrylic detail

Brugmansia by Day – Acrylic

Brugmansia by Night  (in progress) – Acrylic

“While You Were Sleeping” (Brugmansia) – Acrylic –

Acrylic  in progress – Palo Santo – Bursera graveolens

Fine tuning details – Palo Santo Tree – Acrylic

Is it a tree?  Is it an animal?  The following image represents a hybrid, painted to illustrate a quote by John Muir.

Acrylic Illustration for ‘The Muir Tree  

“Any fool can destroy trees. They cannot run away; and if they could, they would still be destroyed — chased and hunted down as long as fun or a dollar could be got out of their bark hides, branching horns, or magnificent bole backbones. “ -John Muir

Nasturtiums – Watercolor

Butterfly and Wildflowers – Manabi Province – Watercolor – Dengue/Chikungunya Series

Sunflowers with Blue Fish – Acrylic