Yellow Iris Painting Size:24"x36" Seen from above

Seen from above

Giant sunflowers rise from a parched desert floor

where a pale rocky summit catches the light against deeper blue ridges fading into the distance

White sailing boats drift across the river

Yellow Iris Painting Size:24"x36" Seen from aboveSunlight pours straight through the ruffled petals of a yellow bearded iris, lighting them from behind until the whole flower glows like buttered silk. Fine apricot veins run down the falls towards a soft fringed beard, and the crimped upper petals catch the light along their frilled edges. Around the main bloom, more yellow irises melt into a warm blur, backed by dark green sword leaves and a sky reduced to pale drifting bokeh. The rendering is