botanical art
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May Day and the bees are buzzing around me. It’s the first time this year that I’ve sat here on the porch to enjoy the budding garden, observe the busy bees and listen to the birds (and the neighbors mower). It’s peaceful but like the bees, I’m all abuzz. Next Sunday, Mother’s Day, I’ll be
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I have always been mesmerized by flowers and having an eye for detail, it’s natural that I am draw to the flower center. This piece was born out of a desire to draw the viewer in and like a mandala hold their gaze. A mandala can be meant to represent wholeness, the cosmos or all
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Painting outdoors has completely destroyed me. Seriously, I don’t know if I can sit patiently, hours on end, meticulously rendering nature indoors anymore! Ha, I know what you’re thinking; Susan you’re a botanical artist, you might go outside and study a specimen, recording it in a notebook or check your color mixes in natural sunlight
Susan Sapanara 