Cyclamen

Oil on canvas 34 x 38cm  Framed $300

Flowers droop so quickly so I bought this potted Cyclamen and after I had finished the painting the plant joined my many other plants in the back yard.

Hyacinth

Oil on stretched canvas  41 x 51cm   Sold

I am quite fond of the colours used here: white, violet and green.  And since these are the colours used by the early Suffragettes, I have included a quote from Rebecca West:

"People call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that  differentiate me from a doormat ".

And out of curiosity, I checked on the symbolic meaning of the Hyacinth.  Well, there are many meanings so I chose the one that appealed:

Hyacinths are flowers dedicated to Apollo, the Greek god of the sun who is also considered as the patron of the arts.

Pink Verbena

Oil on canvas      Sold

I bought this dear little potted Verbena as cut flowers don't last very long.  Once the painting was finished I planted the Verbena in the back garden.