STORY BEHIND THE ART OF CRISTINE PIANE

23rd Annual International

American Society of Botanical Artists at Wave Hill

Virginia Bluebell, Blue Magic Hyacinth, Lugano and Lemon Glow Daffodils

Mertensia virginica, Hyacinthus 'Blue Magic', Narcissii 'Lugano' & 'Lemon Glow'

I had a set of terraced stone walls with flower beds built into them adjacent to the steps leading from my kitchen down into my backyard. The area was mostly a Spring flowering garden underneath a birch tree. I walked out back in Spring 1997 and was charmed to see these hyacinths, daffodils and the Virginia bluebells all blooming at the same time, though the bluebells were a little behind. The composition was done to reflect the plants as they grew, and I submitted the painting to this year’s show at Wave Hill for that reason. 

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