Pastel
Meet six painters making flowers come alive with vibrancy and beauty in this two-part artist series.
Clockwise from upper left: Multi Hibiscus II (oil, 38 x 38) by Nancy Balmert; An Offering (oil, 10 x 10) by Barbara Berry; Nature Antique Shades Pansies (oil, 6 x 12) by Monique Chartier
Its hard to imagine a more welcoming sight after a long winter than the first buds on a cherry tree, a bright-yellow daffodil stretching toward the sun, or a magnolia tree flaunting its magnificent shades of magenta and pastel pink. Flowers signal life, rebirth, and the start of spring theyre also arguably the most beautiful and colorful specimens on earth.