Alice's Garden

ABOUT THE COLLECTION Flowers have always confounded Lydia- both on paper and in the garden. She has long admired the quiet confidence of a single sophisticated bloom set against a clean white ground, but her instincts at the brush are restless. She is, it turns out, a maximalist in every sense. The breakthrough came on a long walk with her closest friends through the Virginia countryside, the light hitting the garden just so. Suddenly the paintings came bursting with sunshine and color and filled the paper with the entire scene!  These paintings are the result of years of quiet contemplation finally meeting a moment of pure inspiration — and what emerged is something close to a fauvist celebration of the summer garden in full, unapologetic bloom. ABOUT THE PIECE:  Delightful and bursting with joy and clear color Alice's garden is dedicated to Lydia's daughter.  SIZING 9" x 12" cut paper on a painted watercolor matting and a hand painted gallery frame.