Foxglove
108 Flowers - Book 2
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20m
When Weyerhaeuser asked me to do a painting to celebrate the new forest after the devastation caused by Mt. St. Helen, the company took me on a helicopter to study the landscape. When we landed, tall foxgloves were my first sight. I used the flowers as the foreground for the forest painting. To me, the flower represents the spirit of rebirth.
Up Next in 108 Flowers - Book 2
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Freesia
Freesia comes in an orderly row, like well-behaved kindergarteners on their first day of school. When I first worked on the flowers, I behaved like the parents outside the window-tight.
Small flowers are meant to be joyful. With just a few petals, we can do whatever we want with them. Indeed, it...
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Fuchsia
To me, fuchsia is a ballerina with long legs and a ruffled tutu.
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Now I hang a basket of fuchsia. N...
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Geranium
"When are you going to teach us geranium? It is my favorite flower." One lady kept urging. How can geranium be anyone's favorite flower? Chinese farmers call geranium "Stinky leaf." I agree with the farmers.
I studied the flower closely for a month and taught the lady's class. I am now addicted ...
