Columbine!

 

Columbine

Acrylic on canvas
16” x 20”

We had a spectacular display of Columbine last spring. The pale lavender and white flowers were especially beautiful. There is something magical about these intricate and delicate blossoms bobbing in the breeze. I go out to look at them every morning.

In addition to these, there were yellow and creamy white blossoms too. The white flowers were the biggest and most vigorous, so after the blossoms were spent, I carefully gathered the seeds to scatter in the garden bed. This year all three varieties, plus a deep purple with yellow centers have appeared.

As much as I love Columbine, the deer love them more. The day after I took the photo that I used for this painting, the deer discovered them and ate every last blossom.

Surprisingly, this year the deer have left them alone. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that they overlook them this year.