6. Flowers

Desert Bloom

The desert is not empty.

It is filled with possibilities
waiting for the right moment.

Beneath the soil,
life prepares quietly,
unseen and unnoticed,
trusting that its season will come.

Then a single rain,
a little sunlight,
an unexpected opportunity—

and the landscape changes.

Perhaps talent blooms the same way.

-M E Fettis

Rainbow Petals

Every color has its own story.

Some arrive boldly,
others quietly,
but together they create something
far more beautiful than any single hue alone.

Like young artists discovering their voices,
these petals unfold in unexpected ways—
bright with possibility,
rooted in imagination,
reaching toward the light.

-M E Fettis

Van Gogh flowers (8” x10” canvas) Based on a Ginger cook tutorial

Monet Sunflowers (9” x12” canvas). Based on a Ginger Cook Tutorial

Bird of paradise (8” x10” canvas)

Valentine Card (6” x 8” canvas)

Mother’s Day card (6” x8” canvas). Based on Ginger Cook tutorial

Mother’s Day card (6” x8” canvas) Based on Ginger Cook tutorial

Flowers for my wife in her mother’s vase. (16”x20” canvas)

Flowers from our gardens (9”x12” canvas)

Water Lillie’s thank you card (6”x8” canvas)

Van Gogh Irises (9” x12” canvas) Based on a Ginger Cook tutorial

Abstract Flower with home motive (thank you card) (6”x8” canvas)

Rainbow rose for my oldest grand-daughter (9” x12” canvas). Based on Ginger Cook tutorial

Fish in a flower vase (6”x8” canvas) Based on Ginger Cook tutorial

At a greenhouse/nursery -an old Radio Flyer wagon (8”x10” canvas)

Hummingbird and petunias (9”x12 “ canvas). For my brother’s wif

A little bit of practice on negative space (6”x8” canvas)