lily

Orange Canna is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the Yonce Farm in Ridge Spring, SC. I was attracted to the canna lily in my Orange Canna piece by the hues. In fact, they called to me from all the way across the width of the farm’s largest garden. I simply had to...

Ejected is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the Yonce Farm in Ridge Spring, SC. In my mind’s eye, their splattered appearance made it feel like the splotches had been sprayed up and out of the center, and they became elongated while dripping or running down the petals.

Rainbow Tornado is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the magical Yonce Farm in Ridge Spring, SC. In addition to being backlit, I loved the colors and shapes here. In my mind’s eye, I immediately thought that it looked like a tornado with a rainbow of colors dropping...

Anther Cluster is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the magical Yonce Farm in Ridge Spring, SC. I loved the background colors so I decided to surround this group of anthers with them. At two times life size magnification, the background just dissolves into colors and...

Kaleidoscope is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the magical Yonce Farm in Ridge Spring, SC. The colors and patterns felt like they had been rotated into position.

Canna Curl is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at Hopeland Gardens in Aiken, SC. It was so tantalizing that I refused to give up until I felt that I had captured everything I wanted. The environmental conditions were really challenging (e.g., continually changing light...

On The Inside is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the Aiken County Historical Museum in Aiken, SC. I decided to try something completely different for this piece. I focused way down inside this lily (basically where the filaments and stigma are attached).

Bonfire Party is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the Aiken County Historical Museum in Aiken, SC. Because of the angles of the anthers and how they are arched, in my mind’s eye they appeared to be leaning toward the flames of a blazing campfire as if they were setting...

Life Lines is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the Aiken County Historical Museum in Aiken, SC. I liked how the backlighting really lit this canna lily leaf up and how the veins flowed out into the frame from the midrib.