Flower Mania: An Inherited Obsession
I paint flowers, I'm trying to grow flowers, I take pictures of flowers... I guess it's a healthier habit than collecting kittens that turn into full-grown, demanding cats ( which was my previous habit). "Dusky Marigolds" 17 x 23 Pastel on Paper View on Daily Paintworks Flowers were a favorite subject for my late grandmother, who was my first art teacher. All the women on my mother's side had prolific green thumbs. My dad loves to grow flowers too. I didn't inherit the green thumb, but I've been working diligently on growing my own flowers. It started as a fun project with my daughter, and now it's become an obsessive hobby. Maybe in twenty years I'll actually have a decent garden. "Sprig" 9 x 12 Pastel on Paper View on Daily Paintworks Like painting, I'm learning that gardening is intuitive. I spend a lot of time observing and experimenting, figuring out what works and what doesn't for the soil we have (and all