Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Fall Flowers in the Garden


Rick Rack Cactus (Selenicereus anthonyanus)
                             Don Juan Rose (Rosa spp.)                    Thryallis (Glaphimia glauca)

Mexican Butterfly Weed (Asclepias curassavica)
Spicy Jatropha (Jatropha integerrima)
                          Coral Vine (Antigonon leptopus)           Cypress Vine (Ipomoea quamoclit)
Fairy Duster (Calliandra haematocephala)
Portulaca (Portulaca spp.)
Firespike (Odontonema strictum)
Night Blooming Jasmine (Cestrum nocturnum)

Gomphrena (Gomphrena globosa)
Peacock Ginger (Kaempferia pulchara)
Purple Heart (Tradescantia pallida)
Pink Buttons (Polygonum capitatum)
Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia spp.)

Texas Olive (Cordia boissieri)
Bulbine (Bulbine frutescens)


Cigar Plant (Cuphea ignea)
Tropical Pitcher Plant (Nepenthes spp.)
Impatiens (Impatiens walleriana)

Turkscap (Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii)

Canna (Canna spp.)
Vitex (Vitex agnus-castus)

Sweet Memory Duranta (Duranta erecta)
Shrubby Allamanda (Allamanda schottii)

Angel's Trumpet (Brugmansia spp.)
Queen Palm (Syagrus romanzoffiana) with
Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)

New Sculpture

Time Shift

In my paintings this year I have been working with emotions on a cellular level.  Time Shift is an exploration and expansion of those ideas in a three dimensional space.  This has been a great year for playing in the studio.

Monday, November 7, 2011

Happy 30th Orange Show!!!

Photo by © Michelle Watson/CatchLightGroup.com
 Had a marvelous time at the Orange Show's 30th Anniversary Gala! The dress code was come as the star you are.   Being a Leo, I came as the sun.  My arm candy is a rock-n-roll star.

Check out the article in Houston Culture map here:


Kate and I also helped make the amazing 12ft cake mentioned in the article.
Here is a picture taken while setting it up Saturday morning.  
It was a lot of work, as well as a lot of fun.