Friday, November 29, 2013

The Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

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Elena at the Fairchild Tropical  Botanic Garden On a recent trip to Miami to retrieve some artwork, my friend Raquel invited me to visi...
Saturday, October 19, 2013

Art at the Mill

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Herb at "Art at the Mill." Three of my pieces were accepted into this fall's Art at the Mill show. Last Sunday there was...
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Sunday, September 22, 2013

Fall Equinox and New Plantings

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Friday a week ago the weather changed after a front blew in, leaving no doubt that fall is on its way. With cooler temperatures, it...
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Sunday, September 8, 2013

Orchid Pencil Sketches and Nature

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Purple Fringed Orchid Flower details Showy Orchis Flower detail I've been working on refining the details of the orchid flowers...
Saturday, August 24, 2013

New Deck and Garden Musings

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The new deck for our house is finally complete! The actual building stage only took the work crew a week, but preparing for the...
Sunday, July 14, 2013

Sketching the Purple Fringed Orchid, Finally

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Close-up of flower showing the pollinia.  Two days after our hike on the Mill Prong Trail, I went back to sketch the purple fringed orc...
Saturday, July 13, 2013

A Wealth of Unusual Plants on Skyline Drive

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Purple Fringed Orchid ( Platanthera grandiflora ). On the Fourth of July David and Herb joined me for a hike at Shenandoah National ...
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Sunday, June 23, 2013

So Near and Yet so Far

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Purple Fringed Orchid buds. Last Saturday I went back to Skyline Drive for another try at the purple fringed orchid. After correspondin...