Kathleen Flannagan

Bee Close

8.5 x 11.5", framed to 17 x 13.75 "

Watercolor on 140 lb. Cold-pressed Watercolor Paper

$250

Bee Close--Following coneflower blooms throughout last summer, I frequently encountered bees doing their important work. In this painting, I tried to capture the intensity of the bee’s focus, its soft fur and the surprising variance in the shapes and colors among the disc florets.

Artist's Statement:

I was fortunate to take art lessons when I was 10, courtesy of my mother. And, for most of my adult years, I was “too busy” to paint. Gardening, landscaping, home building were my creative outlets. Recently I have begun photographing and also returned to watercolor painting, building on garden discoveries: the amazing variety of color in purple coneflowers, the beauty in dried leaves beside blooming native plants in the woods such as Pink Lady Slippers and Jack in the Pulpit, or the transition coloring and myriad shapes of cherry tomatoes. While I try to represent the subject of a painting, I also try to keep paintings fresh with clean colors and light. Each painting is a discovery, a celebration of creation, and hopefully, something pleasant to view.