Skunk Cabbage

Just a bunch of green leaves with a funny name? No way! The Skunk Cabbage is a much more interesting plant than that. Here in the woods of northwest Connecticut, it's the surest sign of spring. And, did you know that this plant generates it's own heat? - Nancy Boudreau

Click here for a link to access The Nature Institute's interesting life story of the plant. Wikipedia gives a short, dry version of the same. And then a good collection of photos in Google Images.

This drawing was created using Prismacolor pencil on paper, a long-time favorite of mine. All the drawings of this set of sixteen, are 4.5" x 4.5", are under cream-colored mats and framed in honey-colored maple, ready to hang. Each framed piece measures 16.5" x 16.5". The series, which was completed in 1997, is for sale as a set for $3200. They are made available to you directly from the artist.

If you're interested in seeing the originals, or purchasing the series, contact me at:

nb@nboudreau.com

More of my art for sale in my Etsy Shop.

Oriental Poppies

"Poppies, poppies, poppies will put them to sleep. . . "

Click here for a YouTube link to the "Poppy scene" in the Wizard of Oz, which is oddly relevant, as snow comes to the rescue. . . February 26th and there's still plenty of the white stuff, a blanket of it, bare trees poking through. More white stuff on the way tomorrow.

And here's the link to White Flower Farm's poppy page. . . folks who really know their stuff.

This drawing was created using Prismacolor pencil on paper, a long-time favorite of mine. All the drawings of this set of sixteen, are 4.5" x 4.5", are under cream-colored mats and framed in honey-colored maple, ready to hang. Each framed piece measures 16.5" x 16.5". The series, which was completed in 1997, is for sale as a set for $3200. They are made available to you directly from the artist.

If you're interested in seeing the originals, or purchasing the series, contact me at:

nb@nboudreau.com

More of my art for sale in my Etsy Shop.

Cactus

Once more leaning on my indoor companion plants to get me through the winter. Looking down on a pot full of small cactus, seeming very cuddly and harmless - but don't touch! Couldn't identify these youngsters, they're still too small. If you're insterested in finding out what it takes to start your own, click here for the "Windowsill Cactus" website. - Nancy Boudreau

This drawing was created using Prismacolor pencil on paper, a long-time favorite of mine. All the drawings of this set of sixteen, are 4.5" x 4.5", are under cream-colored mats and framed in honey-colored maple, ready to hang. Each framed piece measures 16.5" x 16.5". The series, which was completed in 1997, is for sale as a set for $3200. They are made available to you directly from the artist.

If you're interested in seeing the originals, or purchasing the series, contact me at:

nb@nboudreau.com

More of my art for sale in my Etsy Shop.

Rubber Tree

This is an indoor plant companion, here in Connecticut, a Variegated Rubber Tree, something you'll never see growin outside, unless it's a potted plant on someone's deck, out for summer. Lovely markings on this tough rubber-like leaves. - Nancy Boudreau

Click here for a skiddillion Google images of Variegated Rubber Trees.

This drawing was created using Prismacolor pencil on paper, a long-time favorite of mine. All the drawings of this set of sixteen, are 4.5" x 4.5", are under cream-colored mats and framed in honey-colored maple, ready to hang. Each framed piece measures 16.5" x 16.5". The series, which was completed in 1997, is for sale as a set for $3200. They are made available to you directly from the artist.

If you're interested in seeing the originals, or purchasing the series, contact me at:

nb@nboudreau.com

More of my art for sale in my Etsy Shop.

Lupine

This is a drawing of Lupine, another plant with which humans share a long history. - Nancy Boudreau

Click here for Google's image collection, showing Lupine around the world.

This drawing was created using Prismacolor pencil on paper, a long-time favorite of mine. All the drawings of this set of sixteen, are 4.5" x 4.5", are under cream-colored mats and framed in honey-colored maple, ready to hang. Each framed piece measures 16.5" x 16.5". The series, which was completed in 1997, is for sale as a set for $3200. They are made available to you directly from the artist.

If you're interested in seeing the originals, or purchasing the series, contact me at:

nb@nboudreau.com

More of my art for sale in my Etsy Shop.

Enjoy the show, not the snow!

Nancy Boudreau

African Violet

This is a drawing of an African Violet or Saintpaulia, possibly the most popular houseplant ever. - Nancy Boudreau

For an eye-full of blooms, click here to view Google's image collection of African Violets.

This drawing was created using Prismacolor pencil on paper, a long-time favorite of mine. All the drawings of this set of sixteen, are 4.5" x 4.5", are under cream-colored mats and framed in honey-colored maple, ready to hang. Each framed piece measures 16.5" x 16.5". The series, which was completed in 1997, is for sale as a set for $3200. They are made available to you directly from the artist.

If you're interested in seeing the originals, or purchasing the series, contact me at:

nb@nboudreau.com

More of my art for sale in my Etsy Shop.

Enjoy the show, not the snow!

Nancy Boudreau

Bearded Iris

Iris come in an amazing array of colors and form, this one being "Bearded", referring to the fuzzy tongue that lolls out over its petals. These yellow-colored Bearded Iris are sometimes confused with the Yellow Flag Iris, a wet-loving invasive plant. - Nancy Boudreau

Here's a link to a Google Images page full of yellow iris. Can you tell which are "Flag" and which are "Bearded"?

This drawing was created using Prismacolor pencil on paper, a long-time favorite of mine. All the drawings of this set of sixteen, are 4.5" x 4.5", are under cream-colored mats and framed in honey-colored maple, ready to hang. Each framed piece measures 16.5" x 16.5". The series, which was completed in 1997, is for sale as a set for $3200. They are made available to you directly from the artist.

If you're interested in seeing the originals, or purchasing the series, contact me at:

nb@nboudreau.com

More of my art for sale in my Etsy Shop.

Enjoy the show, not the snow!

Nancy Boudreau

Foxglove

Foxglove, also known as Digitalis, is an old companion plant that followed Europeans to America. We share a long history, full of fancy and close to the heart. - Nancy Boudreau

Here are links to Wikipedia and Botanical.com that tell story of our long acquaintance.

This drawing was created using Prismacolor pencil on paper, a long-time favorite of mine. All the drawings of this set of sixteen, are 4.5" x 4.5", are under cream-colored mats and framed in honey-colored maple, ready to hang. Each framed piece measures 16.5" x 16.5". The series, which was completed in 1997, is for sale as a set for $3200. They are made available to you directly from the artist.

If you're interested in seeing the originals, or purchasing the series, contact me at:

nb@nboudreau.com

More of my art for sale in my Etsy Shop.

Enjoy the show, not the snow!

Nancy Boudreau

Day Old Daylily

I suppose we can call this "Day Old Daylily" as it's a drawing of a spent daylily. Caught it before it's complete collapse, while it's form was still languid. - Nancy Boudreau

Click here if you love daylilies!

This drawing was created using Prismacolor pencil on paper, a long-time favorite of mine. All the drawings of this set of sixteen, are 4.5" x 4.5", are under cream-colored mats and framed in honey-colored maple, ready to hang. Each framed piece measures 16.5" x 16.5". The series is for sale as a set for $3200.

If you're interested in seeing the originals, or purchasing the series, contact me at:

nb@nboudreau.com

More of my art for sale in my Etsy Shop.

Enjoy the show, not the snow!

Nancy Boudreau

Ground Nut

"Apios Americana" aka "Ground Nut"

Such tight, sculptural forms - these are the tiny flowers of the native wild bean we call Ground Nut. I've always loved these flowers for their shape and subtle color, and only just learned that this wonderful plant can also feed me. It is after all, a wild bean that produces tasty tubers too. There's an interesting history to this plant. Click on the links in this text for photos and more information.

- Nancy Boudreau

This drawing was created using Prismacolor pencil on paper, a long-time favorite of mine. All the drawings of this set of sixteen, are 4.5" x 4.5", are under cream-colored mats and framed in honey-colored maple, ready to hang. Each framed piece measures 16.5" x 16.5". The series is for sale as a set for $3200.

If you're interested in seeing the originals, or purchasing the series, contact me at:

nb@nboudreau.com

Enjoy the show, not the snow!

Nancy Boudreau

Prismacolor Flowers

"Gladiolus"

As relief from the ice and snow, I present to you the first of a series drawings, which were completed in 1997. Of the original twenty-two, sixteen are still with me and have been cheerfully brightening up the walls all these years.

The media is Prismacolor pencil on paper, a long-time favorite of mine. All the drawings, which are 4.5" x 4.5", are under cream-colored mats and framed in honey-colored maple, ready to hang. Each framed piece measures 16.5" x 16.5". The series is for sale as a set for $3200.

If you're interested in seeing the originals, or purchasing the series, contact me at:

nb@nboudreau.com

Enjoy the show, not the snow!

Nancy Boudreau