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Stromanthe sanguine 'Triostar' is a member of the Maranta family has cream leaves with green markings are red underneath

Patterns in Leaves and Flowers

January 20, 2021by Albatz Travel Adventures 2 Comments

Cee has been keeping me busy looking for leaves and flowers with surface patterns on them, and I’ve discovered that the patterns come in several variations. Veining. Sometimes the veining […]

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Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Flowers, Plants

Posting a Painting a Day For Ten Days Challenge

November 12, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 2 Comments

I don’t usually post stuff from my art blog on Facebook, but I have been nominated to post a painting a day for 10 days on Facebook by Deanna Fogstrom, […]

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Artworks, Flowers, Inspiration, Plants, Water, Watercolour
ancient sage in Naramata BC, Canada

Sage, October’s Plant of the Month

October 5, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures Leave a comment

October is the month when the Sage Brush puts out yellow blooms in BC’s Okanogan. An ancient weathered sage with pale greens and oranges in the background. Look at these […]

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A Photo a Week Challenge, Flowers, Plants
Stromanthe sanguine, with its striking leaves in cream, green and red, is a member of the Maranta or Prayer Plant family Marantaceae, and again its native land are the tropical areas of the Americas ranging from Mexico south to Argentina.

Artworks and Photos of the Maranta or Prayer Plant Family

September 7, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 2 Comments

Prayer Plants get their name from the fact that its leaves close up at night, appearing to be in ‘prayer’. Members of the Maranta or Prayer Plant family Marantacea often have […]

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Plants
red-tinged waterlily pads in Pixlromatic

Artworks and Photos of Waterlilies at the Lagoons

September 5, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

Strolling along the Seawall this July I spotted a bunch of waterlilies in bloom. The shapes of the white flowers was beautiful but further along, just around a bend in […]

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Flowers, Painting, Photo Apps, Plants, Watercolour
Pencil drawing with watercolour painting of Lupins against shards of granite.

Blue Lupins Painted from Life Instead of from Photos

August 19, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 12 Comments

My knee started to go on a Manning Park hike up the Three Brothers, so I sent everyone further on and settled myself down amongst the mosquitos with my sketch […]

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Drawing, Flowers, Inspiration, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Plants, Watercolour
Dying Hydrangea in the late autumn

Dying Flowers and Leaves

August 12, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

Dying purple tulip in my garden. Back-lit dying leaf of a Hosta.Dying Hydrangea in the late autumn. Dead sunflowers & rust composition.Sunflower head after all the seeds are goneThe flowers […]

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Flowers, Garden, Plants
Watercolour painting of Flag Irises by a pond. 16" x 12".

Close Examination: Artworks and Photos of Flag Irises

August 1, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 5 Comments

In April and May 2020, during the worst of the Coronavirus, I stayed inside and started painting irises from photos, not the way I usually like to work. These photos […]

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Artworks, Drawing, Flowers, Plants, Sketches, Water
Yuccas typically bloom every year with bell-shaped blossoms, run through the photo app Stackables

Yuccas in Bloom, July’s Plant of the Month

July 29, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 2 Comments

The yuccas are in bloom this month in Vancouver. Watercolour painting in my sketchbook of a yucca that has grown tall enough to turn itself into a tree. This was […]

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Cactus, Photo Apps, Plants, Sketches, Watercolour
Rose with Red Winged Thorns

Unusual Plants with Nasty Thorns and Spines

June 19, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

Here I highlight some unusual plants with nasty thorns and spines. This cactus ‘tree’ was spotted on an art walk in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Pachypodium is a succulent spine-bearing tree, native […]

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