Sunflower & Rose

Confession:  I'm not ready for winter.  So I was happy to find these small floral paintings that I had done over the summer and never posted here.   

I'm thinking you need a bit of cheer, too, right?   I hope these do it for you.

©Robin Edmundson, 'Sunflower', watercolor, 11 x 7 inches. 

Framed to 11 x 14 inches.  $280

©Robin Edmundson, 'Rose', watercolor, 7 x 5 inches. 

Framed to 8x10 inches.  $125

Sunflower

First sunflower of the season.   Pure joy.

Small Wood Sunflower

Beginning in late July, we see these pop up in the woods.   They're taller than black eyed Susans and they have a yellow center instead of a brown one.   They're long and loose and lanky and love the woods.  They are definitely a moist shade loving plant.



They are the Small Wood Sunflower.   It is indeed ironic that a shade plant would be called sunflower, but there you have it.  They are Helianthus microcephalus.  

On this one is a little metallic green bee in the Halictinae genus - same one as the sweat bee.   I thought it was pretty.