Colorado Alpine Flower One sewing

Colorado Alpine Flower One sewingCyanotype on watercolor paper 10 x 8 on paper, surrounded with white 14 x 11 acid free mat board. Alpine Flower One is an original cyanotype on archival watercolor paper. These hardy perennials grow in my Colorado high alpine garden. I love them both for their cone shaped flowers that turn into hundreds of little seeds at the season's end. The deer hate them, so they don't eat them either, another plus Cyanotypes are one of photographys oldest

preening for the other students who watched enviously

allowing my hand to move freely across the canvas

Acrylic paint

An apple is a fruit whose seeds are embedded in the core of the fruit

This framed and matted artwork would make a lovely gift for your home

I love them for their colorful blooms that last all summer long

or adorning a small table

Maybe gardens live in our minds

Mixed media (ink

Framed and matted in a white wash frame to 15" x 13"

To capture larger botanical elements

I add floetrol (an additive that improves flow and leveling of paint) and silicone