Hollyhocks
by Jeanette French
Title
Hollyhocks
Artist
Jeanette French
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
I have been dazzled by the beauty of these hollyhocks all summer. They have begged to be photographed and backlit in sun, it was irresistible. The result is this vivid photograph, Hollyhocks.
Hollyhocks are an old time, perennial ornamental plant. A hollyhock was buried with a Neanderthal man around 50,000 years ago! Natives of Asia and Europe, they are believed to have traveled to Europe during the Crusades. These six-foot tall beauties grow easily from tiny black seeds. The dark red and pink colors attract both hummingbirds and butterflies. The flowers can be single double flowered.
Energetically, hollyhock has been collecting spiritual wisdom since the beginning of time. Hollyhock has been used for healing the past for people and the land itself by helping to release and transmute old energies and support realignment with original power and grace.
Gardens are lovely planned, mostly outdoor, spaces devoted to a particular form and function. Botanical gardens are mostly for the cultivation, display and enjoyment of plants that may be ornamental and or food crops. Examples include vegetable gardens and rose and butterfly flower gardens. Some gardens follow a formal design like a xeriscape Zen garden or a formal English garden with mazes, statuary and water fountains. Natural gardens tend to be somewhat less defined.
Gardens often contain constructed elements such as ponds or other water features, sometimes with fish, arbors, trellises, gazebos, and works of art, paths, decks and lighting. All elements are designed to support the plants and to create aesthetic interest and delight for the senses. Gardens provide a means to co-create with nature, and a place to observe the change of the seasons and bird and animals in the natural world.
Jeanette French, paintings, photographs, canvas prints framed prints, metallic prints, acrylic prints, greeting cards, gift cards, fine art, website, jeanette-french.pixels.com.
Creating portals of light, love, joy, beauty, compassion, hope and gratitude is my lifelong passion and gift for the earth, hence the name of my art business, For the Earth. My mother painted in oils when I was young and encouraged my own drawing, painting and handcrafting in all forms. My father, the photographer, gave me my first camera at age 8. As a result of these loving influences, I am a lifelong student of both mediums. I am grateful to my wonderful Pacific NW painter teachers, Stan Capon and Edi Olson, for training my eye and technique. I hope you will enjoy this image as much as I enjoyed its creation. More gifts for the earth can be found at this website, jeanette-french.pixels.com.
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July 17th, 2021
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