Modest Worth

The delicate violet, which some gardeners consider a weed,  has much written about it from historical and social perspectives.  I really enjoyed  The Language of Flowers, a novel by Vanessa Diffenbaugh,  where the violet is referenced as meaning "modest worth,"  with modesty seeming to be the universally accepted meaning in other sources.

I severely underestimated the challenges this painting would present to me,  given that I enlarged the subject so much. 

Pretty In Pink

This painting is now beautifully framed and available at    www.theleighgallery.com