Oil on canvas, 16 x 20, $370
This painting focuses on a flower box that lights up the edge of the patio, set against the backdrop of the side yard fence. It’s a modest feature, but it carries a surprising amount of visual energy through layered color and structure.
My wife has an intuitive sense for garden building and display, knowing exactly where to concentrate color and where to let quieter passages rest. Here, the flower box becomes an anchor for the composition, while surrounding plantings soften the geometry and pull the eye gently across the surface.
Like the other works in this garden series, this piece is less about individual flowers than about the accumulated effect of care, patience, and an understanding of how lived-in spaces evolve over time.