{"title":"Botanicals","description":"\u003cp\u003eFlowers and plants often only grace us with a fleeting presence. This collection celebrates that brief beauty — botanicals painted up close, expressive, and alive with color before the moment passes.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"orchestrating-the-midday-sun","title":"Orchestrating the Midday Sun","description":"\u003cp\u003eI came across this huge dinner plate dahlia one hot summer day. It was around noon, and what caught my eye was that the sun seemed to be dancing around and through and under the heavy mop of petals at the top of the flower. The underside was lush and pink, and in front there was an acid lime green and yellow bud — full of promise of more glory to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOrchestrating the Midday Sun\u003c\/em\u003e is my attempt at capturing that moment in watercolor. 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