Colorado Alpine Flower Three watercolor the second in this two-painting

the second in this two-painting set of bold

I love them both for their cone-shaped flowers that turn into hundreds of little seeds at the season's end

These joyful stripes are mini-masterpieces

The seeds exploded outward when I pressed the pods under glass during printing

Ornamental Grass Two is an original cyanotype on archival watercolor paper

Colorado Alpine Flower Three watercolor the second in this two-paintingCyanotype on watercolor paper 10 x 8 on paper, surrounded with white 14 x 11 acid free mat board. Alpine Flower One is an original cyanotype on archival watercolor paper. These hardy perennials grow in my Colorado high alpine garden. I love them both for their cone shaped flowers that turn into hundreds of little seeds at the season's end. The deer hate them, so they don't eat them either, another plus! Cyanotypes are one of photographys oldest