Viola Scenes from Africa I grew up with them

I grew up with them in the midwest and continue to enjoy them as a perennial treat in my California garden

a painting was born…

The light was just perfect that afternoon and just like that

Watercolor on gallery-wrapped canvas  - 30″ x 30″

Over 100 lemons graced its branches and while it was producing all these juicy delights still had enough energy to put forth a new batch of blooms for next year

Viola Scenes from Africa I grew up with them"Viola" is part of the open edition Botanical Squares gicle series. Create your perfect indoor garden: these bite sized pieces are great for mix and match custom groupings or as stand alone pops of color. This piece was created during my participation in an Alphabet Challenge with a number of fellow artists. The challenge was to create a painting every day for 26 consecutive days: each painting would correspond to a letter of the alphabet, advancing