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Flowers and Portraits: Why I Post Flowers

boy showing a flower to a chicken, gouache painting

Each local supermarket has flowers that inspire me to draw and paint the bouquets. An attempt at drawing 100 people in a week resulted in a gouache painting of a boy showing a flower to a chicken.

Filed in: art, books, hag, Jewish Tagged: blossoms • flowers • gouache • Nissan • Pesach • Purim • watercolorLeave a comment

Magnolia, Cherry Blossoms of Spring

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Blossoms of Spring in Highland Park, New Jersey: Cherry blossoms, Magnolia buds, periwinkle, dandelions

Filed in: nature, photography Tagged: flowers • magnolia(18 Comments)

Pink Magnolia Bud

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A pink magnolia bud shines against other pink buds and the pale blue Highland Park, New Jersey sky

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Oh Deer, Rabbit and Magnolia

magnolia blue background

Three deer in one Highland Park backyard. One rabbit in another backyard. Magnolia blossom with natural yellow forsythia and with painted pale blue background.

Filed in: nature, photography Tagged: flowers • magnolia • Photoshop(11 Comments)

Today’s Flowers: Magnolia Blossom

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One only has a week or two to capture the magnolia blossoms on the tree; soon they are fallen blossoms.

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Today’s Flowers: Periwinkle, Lilac, and Dogwood

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Periwinkle, dogwood and lilacs are in bloom.

Filed in: art, photography Tagged: dogwood • flowers • watercolor(19 Comments)

Today’s Flowers: Grape Hyacinth

grape hyacinths

Grape hyacinths are small cone-like flowers that grow from fall-planted bulbs. Phlox blooms in the early spring around the same time as the grape hyacinths.

Filed in: photography Tagged: flowers(22 Comments)

Today’s Flower: Magnolia

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Magnolia flowers are in bloom during Passover.

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Daffodil for Pesach

daffodil yellow and orange

Daffodils bloom in time for final pre-Passover post.

Filed in: Jewish, photography Tagged: daffodils • flowers • Pesach(16 Comments)

Today’s Flowers: Early Spring

crocus with orange stripe

Crocuses, periwinkle and nibbled by deer tulips are featured in this post on an early spring day of Today’s Flowers.

Filed in: photography Tagged: crocus • flowers(29 Comments)

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