Monday, November 2, 2009

Art Among the Leaves

As I mentioned in my post, "Eye of the Beholder" my husband Bob is an artist. One medium at which he excels is stained glass. I'm proud to have had some of my plants serve as inspiration for his work:


Hippeastrum 'Charisma' (Amaryllis)
Bob's Amaryllis panel



A really large leaf from my Monstera deliciosa
Bob's Monstera leaf panel



Anthurium 'Oklahoma'
Anthurium: my favorite of Bob's panels


The Amaryllis and Anthurium panels are 2/3s of a triptych in our kitchen hutch. The third panel is of a vase of poppies (Papaver species) which I may feature this coming summer, if the poppies I planted survive and bloom. The Monstera panel, which was made especially for me, (thanks, sweetheart) hangs in the pass-through between our kitchen and living room.

If you would like to see more of Bob's artwork (and several photographs of my plants) you can visit our family website.
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6 comments:

  1. mr_subjunctiveNovember 2, 2009 at 2:50 PM

    LOVE the Anthurium panel.

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  2. Plowing Through Life (Martha)November 2, 2009 at 7:12 PM

    Wow, these are really good!

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  3. IvynettleNovember 3, 2009 at 11:16 AM

    If it were possible, I'd totally steal the one with the Monstera. Absolutely lovely!

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  4. Karen715November 3, 2009 at 11:30 AM

    Thank you all so much. We're both very flattered that you like his work.

    And there is no need to steal: Bob accepts commissions. ;-)

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  5. IvynettleNovember 3, 2009 at 3:17 PM

    Sadly, just as impossible... I'm not only short on money, but on a different continent. :)

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  6. AndrewJanuary 24, 2010 at 10:12 PM

    Very nice. The Monstera is my favourite - love the simple blue and green colour scheme (and it's an awesome plant).

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