Blooming Where Planted (Folded Greeting Cards) Original Oil Painting At a time when the

At a time when the pandemic

Bright in spring

dotting hilltops and ridges of dried grass in a showy display of lavender/magenta petals framing lemon yellow anthers

One 'Prairie Dance' (5"x5") with envelope

This piece aims to honor that emotion

Blooming Where Planted (Folded Greeting Cards) Original Oil Painting At a time when theDescription: Spotted Knapweed is a plant endemic to Europe and Asia, introduced into North America in the 1890s likely through contaminated agricultural seed. The plant is renowned for its competitive ability owing to the large taproot it produces and its capacity to sequester otherwise limited water and nutrients. I was struck by its beauty and am fascinated by its story and slow migration across this new landscape. For better or worse, that's what