Birdwatching
Hear them chirp at the birds, flying from the neighboring roof to the nest in the eaves of the house...
Orchid
Orchid didn't turn out exactly as I visualized it, but was an extremely meditative piece, like counting the grains of sand in a jar. Once I got over the tediousness, the steady, careful shapes of the variegation in the petals seemed to come alive on their own.
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Sun Basking
People don’t choose cats, cats choose people. One of our household queens, Nefertiti, basking ...
Z’s Plumies
Plumerias are all over California. They grow out of the ground or in large pots so you can keep them...
Plumies in the Shade
The Plumerias were glorious these year, one of them with bright pink flowers and warm yellow hearts,...