Blue Salvia, Daisy ~ "Tranquility" ~ "Songbirds & Friends" ~ Watercolor Framing:Unframed honest little piece -- nothing

honest little piece -- nothing showy

but her subtle yellow-green plumage has its own quiet beauty

pale buff below — was built through gentle wet-on-wet mineral pigment washes

powder rooms

wings beating fifty times a second to hold perfectly still

Blue Salvia, Daisy ~ "Tranquility" ~ "Songbirds & Friends" ~ Watercolor Framing:Unframed honest little piece -- nothingThis one is pure stillness no bird at all, just the quiet of the flowers themselves. Spires of blue salvia stand cool and tall, white daisies open between them, and buttercups catch the low gold light underneath. After the busier pieces in the collection the darting hummingbirds, the bold woodpecker I wanted one that simply breathes, a held moment with nothing to chase. Blue is the most peaceful color in a garden, and salvia gives it in long, calm