Gifts From A Garden

                                               An original oil painting, on canvas panel
                                               30x24", unframed
                                                $2,500.00  (plus $25.00 pack and ship)

     Unexpected little surprises can be a joy for an aged and infirm lady, who is rarely
able to venture down her front porch steps, and whose life has become a confinement
of monotony.  Such a surprise was exemplified by this spring bouquet of light yellow
irises and foliage.  It was picked by a kind neighbor, and placed on her porch, as a
thoughtful gift, to brighten her day.  That is where it became the subject of a painting.

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       This painting is perhaps not as vigorously expressive as Van Gogh's irises, but I
think it does have some the impressionists feel for capturing dappled sunlight and shade
effects, of which Renoir and Monet were such masters.
      The composition contains a subtle "S" curve, provided by the placement and shapes
of the iris leaf-blades, spiraling through the bouquet.