Folds of Pink

The moment a delightful British professor of mine described the sex organs (pistals and stamen) of plants as their "naughty bits" I knew I just HAD to make a painting series of these botanical naughty bits.  Some flowers have truly amazing organ structure or color.  There's a milk weed vine with silver (SILVER!!) stamen, shining inside the center of a mottled green flower.  The wonders never cease in the plant world.  Or any other natural world, for that matter.  SCIENCE! :)

This is the first of my sexy botanical series, a Washington magnolia flower with upright pistal stalk & squared stamen cluster below.

"Folds of Pink", oil on canvas

Note the details, dusting of pollen that have fallen on the petals, and how the petals sort of glow in the light.  Love that shine they get, tried to capture it.  What flower is next in line for the skirt-lifting?