What is more amazing than the interaction between bees and flowers? Watching a field of flowers come alive with the hum of honey bees at work is almost magical. I have often watched this phenomenon wondering from where did these bees approach? But that is just me and my tendency to analyze everything (a tendency that sources a lot of family eye rolling).
Saint Frances once said of bees and flowers flowers, "The bee collects honey from flowers in such a way as to do the least damage or destruction to them, and leaves them whole, undamaged and fresh, just as they were found." Perhaps these words were spoken realizing we should live our lives in harmony as do the flower and bee.
This flower bee interaction has inspired me to do a series of floral paintings. Ever present in my florals is the bee coming, going or interacting with a partner flower in some way demonstrating the harmony in their relationship. I hope you will enjoy viewing this series of paintings
“The Departure”
“The Shadow of the Bee”
“The Pear Blossom”
“Blossoms Past, Present and Yet to Come”
“The Approach”
“The Lavender and the Bumblebee”
