Waterlily for July (Print)5x7 print on heavyweight matte paper. Original watercolor on cyanotype was 5x7 and was photographed to create a digital file. The flowers of the month for July are the Waterlily and Larkspur. I chose to paint the Waterlily in three styles, one watercolor on cyanotype, one pastel on cyanotype and one abstract watercolor. The Waterlily represents purity, majesty and birth. Waterlilies remind me of Monets paintings and theyre also the flower of my birth

I gathered the confidence to paint over the leaf shapes

In the foreground you see the threads come together as if they’re doing a dance

The vessel represents me

During the winter solstice

Holly has a multitude of meanings however my favorite are courage

though you are empty

The contrast of soft and hard lines create an aura effect

Inspiration:  In the beginning

The background to this piece is textured clay

18x24 cyanotype and watercolor on 140lb watercolor paper

the sun hit the water in a new way

Solstice represents a low point but the promise of change in a new season