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'Angel's Trumpet'
18x24
Oil On Canvas
Collection: Artist
This flower has a certain elegance I could not resist. Known as 'Datura', the common name 'Angel's Trumpet' captures its true essence.
' Naked Ladies '
Size: 24 x 36
Oil on Canvas
Collection: Artist
Known as Amaryllis 'belladonna' it is a flower with many names. A gift from an artist friend. I planted the bulbs, watched them grow, studied and shot photos to compose a pleasing arrangement in my studio.
'Wild Thing'
101/2 x 14
Pen & Ink / Colored Pencil
SOLD
Collection: Private
Walking through a nature reserve, I came across this specimen. Known as 'Cardoon' my first reaction to the flower named the piece.
'Sunflowers'
18 x 24
Oil on Canvas
SOLD
Collection: Private
Found throughout the Midwest, its simplistic form takes us back to simpler times. "One of the most breathtaking sights - acres of a farmer's field filled with flower."
'Trillium'
11 x 17
Pen & Ink / Colored Pencil
SOLD
Collection: Private
Boggy areas of wood in Southern Ohio you may come across an abundance of trillium. "Nature is simply wonderful!"
‘Old Fashions’
Large: 12 x 16
Small: 7 x 10
Pen & Ink / Colored Pencil
Collection: Artist
Named ‘The Old Fashions’, this botanical grouping of flora, French Iris, Iris, Magnolia, Peony and Tulip; were drawn and photographed from my garden at home. A collection over time, the bulbs were gifts shared by artists’ friends.
Joni Purk, Fine Art
'Entanglement'
Oil on Canvas
SOLD
Collection: Private
Taken from a walk through the botanical gardens of the Krohn Conservatory in Cincinnati, Ohio; this fine specimen popped against the dark, green foliage.
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