White Lily Reverberations
Making patterns of flowers accentuate the flower’s qualities and nature. Parts of the flowers you might not have noticed before become central to the image. Textures become more pronounced.
Beautiful Water Lily
Cultivated for over 3,000 years, the water lily’s scientific name is “Nymphaea” from the Greek word “nymph”. Nymph is a feminine diety which is the personification of nature. The water lily has played significant roles in various cultures across the globe since antiquity. In Buddhism enlightenment is associated with this flower. In Hinduism the water…
Lily Elaborations
Beautiful Lilies make beautiful patterns. The petal ruffles of this star gazer lily bouquet is equisite.
Divine Cloud Patterns
Clouds make particularly nice patterns. There is so much to see, so many stories to be told. Making them into sacred geometry patterns increases the patterns even more.
Thistle Seeds
Winged Thistle Seeds –Thistle seeds make such amazing patterns. Nature is so rich! There is beauty all around in nature.
Nature’s Fireworks
On the 4th of July one of our cacti had 5 blooms at once. It was quite spectacular and quite appropriate for the day. We made a little pattern with it to make it even more like a fireworks grand finale. How lovely!
Marvelous Magnolias
We love magnolias! Living in Michigan it is always a welcoming sign of spring to say nothing of their beauty and wonderful aroma. It is one of the first blooms in our yard. According to Wikipedia magnolias have been around for 20 million years! They came into being before bees were around so they have…
Icy Beauty
As you may know, Dick and I take the majority of our pictures in our yard and sun room. Being nature photographers and living in Michigan, our outdoor picture taking become a bit more limited in winter. That is not to say, however, that there is still not beauty to be found. The polar vortex…
Winter Relief
Sitting here in Michigan where the temp today, with windchill, is -40F, it is a great time to be immersed in the images of summer. We’ve been looking back at our lotus pictures. It is one of our favorite subjects. This lotus picture is framed by images of the pond from which it comes. Now…
A Bevy of Begonias
Begonias are a perennial flowering plant that is native to moist subtropical and tropical climates. Begonias belong to the family Begoniaceae. There are more than 1,800 different plant species. This photo is a pattern derived from the leaves and flowers of a begonias found in our local botanical garden. A great place to visit in…
