Mary Jo Gomez-Jackson, Winter Blooms (ANIMAL & NATURE 2023)

I really love the winter months and what it brings to my garden. As I was thinking about the layout and doing my sketches, I wanted to bring in the scent from the jonquils, lavenders, white fragrant daffodils which are heavenly; and photograph the seasonal flowers by including the tiny grape hyacinth and the miniature daffodils. These flowers (and others) usher in Spring. I use nature to connect my creative thinking; creating the still life images in a soulful way that brings calmness and appreciate the first of winter blooms.

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