Category: orchids

ORCHID BUDS

FOTD – March 27 – Orchid Buds Two out of my three orchids are full of buds. One is about a month ahead of the other, but with a little bit of luck, it will mean the flowering will seem to last longer because they will flower in sequence. They are (finally) on time. Gotten … Continue reading ORCHID BUDS

SKETCHBOOK 24: IVY, ORCHIDS, AND A PORTRAIT

I drew the orchids a while ago, but I didn't like them enough to post them. But I looked at them today and decided they aren't bad. More to the point, parts of the picture are good. Other parts? Not so much. I like the bud on the left, not thrilled with the bottom of … Continue reading SKETCHBOOK 24: IVY, ORCHIDS, AND A PORTRAIT

SKETCHBOOK 20 – ONE MORE ORCHID

Last night, I discovered less is more. I had done a really good drawing, but it needed one more leaf. Instead of adding the leaf, I tried to add another flower -- and by the time I was done, it was trash. In art, less is almost always more -- unless you are a lot … Continue reading SKETCHBOOK 20 – ONE MORE ORCHID

SQUARE ART IS ODD

The Odd Yet Square Necessities More flowers and each is the oddest of numerals, the singular and unique ONE. The Purple Petunia In a rare moment of truth in art, the purple petunia was actually purple -- even more purple than the drawing, albeit slightly more violet than I was able to create. Not quite the … Continue reading SQUARE ART IS ODD

SQUARE ART IS SO ODD

The Bare Oddities, or should I say Square Necessities I am not getting emails on time. Sometimes, it takes hours to get an email I sent from my iPhone to my computer -- photographs, for example. Sometimes, the email I sent never gets where it was sent or shows up days late. I'm not sure who … Continue reading SQUARE ART IS SO ODD

BUDS

FOTD – February 17 – Buds Always, there's a bud before the flower. Cactus bud Rhododendron Buds Orchid buds

THE INDOOR GARDEN

FOTD – January 30 – The Indoor Garden Only the Anthurium and the Green Orchid are in bloom right now, but there are buds on two other orchids. They are not close to blooming yet. They need a few weeks yet, but the shoots they are sending up are long, and I hope these will be … Continue reading THE INDOOR GARDEN

MORE YELLOW-GREEN ORCHIDS

FOTD – January 29 – Yellow-Green Orchids I should have been taking pictures of our little snow, but I was, instead, pulling veins from the middle of supposedly cleaned and deveined shrimp. But I did get some pretty pictures of the orchids. And I got to use my new camera, too. We had snow overnight and … Continue reading MORE YELLOW-GREEN ORCHIDS

MACROS – THE GREEN ORCHID

FOTD – January 2 – The Green Orchid - New Macros I got to talking about my macro lenses, and along came an urge to take some pictures rather than talk about taking pictures. I also took some pictures of my anthurium. It is putting out a new flower, but I want to wait a few … Continue reading MACROS – THE GREEN ORCHID

ORCHIDS – GROWING AND BUDDING

FOTD – December 18 – Orchids The stalks are up, and I see buds. On one of my orchids, all the leaves have fallen off, but the buds remain. I have never seen this before and am hoping the flowers grow and new leaves emerge. All the other orchids look healthy. Since they are all given … Continue reading ORCHIDS – GROWING AND BUDDING