Clematis In The Rain

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Clematis In The Rain

Artist

Jeanette French

Medium

Photograph - Photography

Description

Clematis in the Rain features raspberry shades of color amid the raindrops of these wondrous blossoms nestled in their leafy nest.
Part of the buttercup family, the genus clematis has over 300 species. These beautiful flowering vines originated primarily in the Far East, primarily China and Japan. Other names they are known by include, traveler’s joy (a British name for the only English native), virgin’s bower, old man’s beard and leather flower or leather vase. The name Clematis itself comes from the Greek, meaning climbing plant.
The larger-flowered varieties frequently grace archways, pergolas, and trellises in garden designs. Large 12 – 15 centimeter flowers facing upward are favorites and more recently gorgeous double blooms. Clematis is one of the most popular garden vines because of their prolific masses of splendid flowers and the plant’s easy adaptability. Vines often produce several bursts of flowers in one season.
Native American peoples used very small amounts of clematis in this medicine for migraine headaches and nervous disorders, as well as some skin infections. Clematis is also a component of Bach’s rescue remedy.
Spring, a time of growth, renewal, rejuvenation and new life, is the climatic season that follows the typically three coldest months of the year, winter, and precedes summer, typically the three warmest months of the year. Meteorologists usually define three month season of spring as March, April and May in the northern hemisphere and September, October and November in the southern hemisphere. In either case, spring is the result of increasing warmth from the change in the orientation of the Earth’s axis in relationship to the Sun. The astronomical March Equinox is frequently used as the marker for the first day of spring in the north. Erratic, unstable and severe weather patterns are most common in the spring due to the collision of warm and cool air masses. In the U.S., Tornado Alley is most active at this time of year.
In some regions in the Northern Hemisphere, the astronomical March equinox (varying between 19 and 21 March) is taken to mark the first day of spring, and the Northern solstice (around 21 June) is taken as the first day of summer. Human beings have celebrated the return of the lengthening days of light and the increasing warmth with festivals from the beginning of time. Some of these celebrations include Carnival – South America, Easter - Christian, Passover - Jewish, Holi – Nepal, India, Mayday, Beltane - Europe, Sinhalese New Year – Sri Lanka and Nevruz -Turkey.
Jeanette French, paintings, photographs, canvas prints framed prints, metallic prints, acrylic prints, greeting cards, gift cards, fine art.
Creating portals of light, love, joy, beauty, compassion, hope and gratitude is my lifelong passion and gift for the earth, hence the name of my art business, For the Earth. My mother painted in oils when I was young and encouraged my own drawing, painting and handcrafting in all forms. My father, the photographer, gave me my first camera at age 8. As a result of these loving influences, I am a lifelong student of both mediums. I am grateful to my wonderful Pacific NW painter teachers, Stan Capon and Edi Olson, for training my eye and technique. I hope you will enjoy this image as much as I enjoyed its creation. More gifts for the earth can be found at these websites: jeanette-french.artistwebsites.com and jeanette-french.pixels.com.

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June 6th, 2020

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