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A white carnation against a dark background in bright light. A simple and humble flower, usually depicted in a bunch in floral art while more popular flowers get the spotlight. The intense light and shadows give the petals definition.

The original for this piece was chosen by the winner of my Facebook giveaway in December 2021.

I often joke that I learned to draw and paint because it is easier and quicker for me than getting a good photograph. I do still make the attempt to use my camera more effectively from time to time, but I have more natural aptitude to using a pencil or paint. Often what few photographs I am satisfied with become reference for my artwork. I work with charcoal, soft pastels, oil pastels, watercolor, acrylic, and am learning oil painting. I tend towards more realistic, although I have dabbled in impressionism when the fancy strikes. I live at the dead end of a dirt road in rural Florida with my husband and a yardful of critters, while the local deer and wild turkeys eat my annual efforts at gardening.