"Iris in Full Bloom", Mary Lou Heine, Lumberyard Art Center, Baldwin, KS

Mary Lou Heine is a skilled watercolor artist. She uses bold color against a very white background which accents the drama in this wonderfully organic watercolor. Wet into wet is used to create delicate transparency within the powerful mix of color underneath each petal. The whole image seems to be growing right before our eyes. The interior stamens are moving and seem to be intertwined in their efforts to expand into the outer petals.  This is a powerful painting.  It is a representational piece yet itss very abstract nature draws the viewer into the interior of the image.
"Iris Full Bloom ", Mary Lou Heine, Lumberyard Art Center, Baldwin City, KS
Watercolor 18x24