Posts tagged ‘native plants’

November 28, 2017

Color Feast! Open Studio, Sunday, Dec. 3

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Here is a selection of small oil paintings from the Out Loud/Corn Lily series. These range in size from 8 x 8 to 12 x 12 inches, with larger dimensions available.

Also available: Wild Things/Thistles & Poppies, Sunflowers, Kettle Ponds, and more!

Sunday, December 3, 2017

11 am to 5pm, rain or shine!

For more information: lorrie@lorriefink.com

April 2, 2017

Paintings at The Gardener, Spring 2017

The Gardener
Several of my paintings are now available at The Gardener at all three store locations: Fourth Street in Berkeley, San Francisco Ferry Building, and Healdsburg in Sonoma County, offering a selection of Thistle, Poppy, and Corn Lily paintings. I hope you’ll have an opportunity to visit these exquisite stores. I’m quite thrilled!

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September 20, 2015

Sunspot, Corn Lily 301

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Sunspot, Corn Lily 301. Oil on paper, image size: 12 x 12 in. Lorrie Fink, 2015

Recent work from the Wild Things series, as I continue to investigate and interpret botanical forms. Corn Lilies (Veratrum californicum) are native perennials that grow in moist meadow lands of the Eastern Sierras and are found in several western states. Although considered poisonous, these plants contain a unique alkaloid that has been used in clinical trials to treat certain forms of cancer, by inhibiting the hedgehog signaling pathway.