"KEEPERS of the GOURD FLOWER"

"KEEPERS of the GOURD FLOWER"
Originally uploaded by rsconnett

A small commissioned piece. The size is 10" x 20". (Acrylic) I think I will use this plant in my much larger "GARDEN" commission, (40" x 60") coming up later this summer.

PHARMAGARDEN

PHARMAGARDEN
Originally uploaded by rsconnett

Acrylic on wood panel. 18" x 24" (45.7cm. X 61.0 cm.)

This is a commissioned painting. The commissioner is in the pharmaceutical business. He suggested that I include (if i could) some of his wares. That was an opportunity for me to express my feelings about the subject in symbolic prose, via my paint and imagination.

The scrotal looking plants in the painting are my favorites, California Pitcher plants, also known as "COBRA LILIES". These clever plant adaptations entice their insect pray into a narrow mouth, heading toward a digestive "pot" with inward pointing hairs, preventing the insect from reversing out.