Chinese Violet and Begonia little gems

Chinese Violet and Begonia little gemsCyanotype and Watercolor 12" x 9" on paper, surrounded with white 16" x 12" acid free matboard. Chinese violet and Begonia is an original cyanotype with light touches of watercolor. These two luscious shade plants thrive in my Florida garden with large droopy clusters of flowers. Cyanotypes are one of photography's oldest printing processes. The distinctive feature of its prints is its shade of cyan blue, which results from its exposure to ultraviolet

I photograph them with my iPhone and convert them into negatives

Sphere Two marks a new direction in my work with a switch to the mediums of oil paint and cold wax

My parents were of the generation that used slide rulers to perform complex calculations

Gone was the small classroom with friends I'd had since kindergarten

• Square shape

Paper size 11" x 11"

All four paintings look beautiful and cohesive when hung together

Florist Flowers is an original cyanotype on archival watercolor paper

Paints are selected based on the opacity

It features several plants in my garden that I have magically combined to create a unique plant with full-veined leaves and clusters of two different types of flowers

These "arch" paintings (four individual collage artworks) are displayed together as a single painting

Patriotic Flow is a small