Dig into the complexity of colors in your garden, and discover a deeper connection

Color is about seduction. It is both delightful and one of nature’s most sophisticated tools designed to capture the attention of all living creatures. Along with pollinators searching for pollen and nectar and hungry animals foraging for ripe berries, we humans are under the spell of color.

In the spring of 2018, shortly after the death of my father, I began creating color studies of plants in my garden. Far from any sort of botanical illustration, this was a daily exercise, a doodle really, and a much-needed distraction from heartbreak. The garden is my canvas and color is my muse. I guess you could say I’m a horticolorist.

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GROW in The Seattle Times