What type of garden style appeals to you? I'm a cottage style garden lover. Give me an old fashioned hollyhock, zinnia, foxglove or coneflower and I am in heaven. Hollyhocks in particular are one of my favorites. Standing tall and proud on sturdy stems they come in many colors. A favorite also of butterflies and hummingbirds so how could you not love them?
Hollyhocks and Blue Window, 4" x 12" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas
Canyon Road in Santa Fe is a gardeners delight. Everywhere you look you'll find hollyhocks in pink, yellow, white and purple, sunflowers, and fabulous container gardens brimming with color. Naturally I had to take pictures so I could later put these visions on canvas. These two hollyhock paintings bring back wonderful memories and make me homesick for Santa Fe (even though I've never lived there).
Photo I took of hollyhocks in front of a small blue window on Canyon Road, Santa Fe.
Thank you so much for taking time to visit my cottage garden friends. I hope you've enjoyed my paintings and that they inspire you to create your own cottage garden. Until next time, blessings ~ Mary
“Tiny dancer flits
Around a hollyhock bush;
Monarch butterfly.”