Annually, I mail a 5" x 7" print to clients, family, and friends. Most years, it is some type of flower.
Early this year we had super cold weather for North Carolina - several days where the morning temperature was 7 degrees F. The previous year, we had planted a hardy hibiscus in a pot.
After the winter we just assumed it would not survive. But late in the spring, green leaves mysteriously appeared and then we had flowers. In order to honor it,
Annually, I mail a 5" x 7" print to clients, family, and friends. Most years, it is some type of flower.
Early this year we had super cold weather for North Carolina - several days where the morning temperature was 7 degrees F. The previous year, we had planted a hardy hibiscus in a pot.
After the winter we just assumed it would not survive. But late in the spring, green leaves mysteriously appeared and then we had flowers. In order to honor it,
I felt compelled to create a White Hardy Hibiscus - partially real, partially in my mind. (I also created a page on my website, which shows how it was created: https://www.artbybarryg.com/about-my-art/creating-the-white-hibiscus)
Hope you like it.
BarryG
Thanks for sharing your design process.