Sunday, June 10, 2012

English, Iris

English, Iris. 4.1
12" x 12"
Collage on Board
It's springtime in Oregon and the iris are in bloom. My favorite iris grower is Schreiners Iris Gardens which is located in the valley south of Portland.  This time of year the fields are in colorful bloom and their show gardens are amazing. I love to photograph the iris, the closer the better.

Peter Schutte, a world famous photographer who lives in Portland conducts a photography class called The Fantastic Iris and Other Flowers. If you're local and want to learn more about flower photography hop on over to Peter's website and sign up for one of his classes.

7 comments:

  1. Jo, this is beautiful! One of your best yet. I'm going now to check the link.

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    1. Thanks, Jane. I'm loving your recent sketches, especially the one of the child.

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  2. Love this collage Jo, it's beautiful and makes me wanna make collage myself tonight. I haven't made one in several weeks and I miss it!

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    1. I hope you do make time for collage, Hanna. You have a good eye for composition.

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  3. Very pretty, thanks for sharing, just imagining a field of irises!

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  4. Absolutely gorgeous. I could look at this all day.

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  5. It could be yours :) Lots of people have liked it (its on Pinterest, too) so I'm going to have giclee prints made.

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