Kate's Art: More "Flowers of Marin"

Wildflowers at Carbon Farm

Meadow Foam, 5 x 5, watercolor on clayboard, $80, framed

I just found out the name of these flowers! The Latin name is,"Limnanthes douglassi". (Thank you, Annie's Annuals!) They were a light, low flower that easily waved in the wind. They were so striking against the mud and long, dull grasses in the surrounding field. This is a California native and was growing here thanks to the effort made by Carbon Farm to create a native Californian landscape right in the heart of Marin County.


Sunflower! Too beautiful not to paint...this one came with a bee!

"Sunflower", 5"x5", watercolor on clayboard, $80.00 with frame

At this time of year, one is still trying to hold onto the summer with sunflowers. They are happiness itself. This particular flower lived on the Sonoma Ashram I visited a while back. I loved the stately elegance and the paler yellow petals of this particular variety. The bees were extremely happy as I recall--endlessly buzzing from one large yellow head to another...