Oil on canvas, stretched and ready to hang.
Signed certificate of authenticity.
My friend invited me to her freesia patch, which was a divine experience; the sweet aroma strong in the air, the bees buzzing around their little legs laden with pollen, and the variety of colours in the blooms. I lost track of time in this beautiful place and knew and I had to paint it. I asked her to lie in them, capturing the connection she feels to growing these flowers and providing food for the bees, which has been a passageway to a deeper connection with nature. I chose to give a backdrop of the universe with a hint of red earth under the flowers to speak of the incredible interplay of sunlight, earth and plants that forms the basis of all of life on earth. The 3 bees create a spiral towards her heart, which has been so true to her experience of tending to this flower patch.