Flower of the Day: Metropolitan Museum of Art: Monet Sunflowers

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art, Art History, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Monet, Sunflower painting, sunflowers

For more inspiring flower photographs check out Cee’s Flower of the Day posts.

Flowers of the Day

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endometriosis, Flower of the Day, flower photograph, flowers, sunflowers

My dietary limitations have increased so when I saw this lovely bouquet at the grocery store I said to my husband, “I can have that.” And we got them. There are some really interesting plants in the arrangement that we thought were fake, but they are not.

I have been absent and will continue to be absent from blogging because of escalating health problems. I was hospitalized again for depression, mostly so we could safely change one of my main medications. While there I was tentatively diagnosed with endometriosis. So, my high pain tolerance has led to a late diagnosis for this and that is not good. Wednesday I meet with the newest doctor to see about surgery. My life is full of pain and there doesn’t seem to be much they can do if surgery doesn’t work. If you pray, please pray for me and for everyone who is living with chronic pain.

For more flowers and beauty in general see Cee’s photography blog.

 

Groovy Cats Postcard

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#twitterartexhibit, art, cats, collage, flowers, Postcard, sunflowers, zentangle

Here is my submission for the Twitter Art Exhibition in New York City this March.

Something I can do

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art journal, collage, flowers, gratitude, Helen Keller, quote, sunflowers, zentangle

I hope you enjoy my Zentangled watercolor sunflower and the variation included here today. Yesterday’s journal entry includes the Helen Keller quote “I am only one, but still I am one…”

The photo I took of the sunflower seemed to embody strength and joy and I hope my illustration captures that.