Fleur Sauvages - 9 panel original

This series of triptychs are close up studies of fire-adapted wildflowers. I rendered them using white to represent their ephemeral nature, and used colored backgrounds suggestive of their native meadow and woodland habitats. Many fire-adapted species germinate from tubers or bulbs, while others have seeds that require heat or chemical triggers (i.e. changes in soil pH) to germinate. 
 
Death Camus, Redmaids & Redwood Lily (Left column)
Whispering Bells, Sticky Monkey & Scarlet Larkspur (Center column)
Golden Eardrop, Phacelia Suaveolens & Soaproot (Right column)