Labyrinthine
by Barbara Keith
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Dimensions
9.500 x 12.500 inches
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Title
Labyrinthine
Artist
Barbara Keith
Medium
Mixed Media - Watercolor And Pastel
Description
On a personnel note, I had a great eye doctor, this was my gift to her.
* NOTE: 12-03-08 Print Sale to Twentynine Palms, CA
Dahlia (UK: /ˈdeɪliə/ or US: /ˈdeɪljə, ˈdɑːl-, ˈdæljə/) is a genus of bushy, tuberous, herbaceous perennial plants native to Mexico and Central America. A member of the Compositae (also called Asteraceae) family of dicotyledonous plants, its garden relatives thus include the sunflower, daisy, chrysanthemum, and zinnia. There are 42 species of dahlia, with hybrids commonly grown as garden plants. Flower forms are variable, with one head per stem; these can be as small as 5 cm (2 in) diameter or up to 30 cm (1 ft) ("dinner plate"). This great variety results from dahlias being octoploids—that is, they have eight sets of homologous chromosomes, whereas most plants have only two. In addition, dahlias also contain many transposons—genetic pieces that move from place to place upon an allele—which contributes to their manifesting such great diversity.
The stems are leafy, ranging in height from as low as 30 cm (12 in) to more than 1.8–2.4 m (6–8 ft). The majority of species do not produce scented flowers. Like most plants that do not attract pollinating insects through scent, they are brightly colored, displaying most hues, with the exception of blue.
The dahlia was declared the national flower of Mexico in 1963. The tubers were grown as a food crop by the Aztecs, but this use largely died out after the Spanish Conquest. Attempts to introduce the tubers as a food crop in Europe were unsuccessful (Wikipedia).
Complete 2008 after 6.11 hours spread over 2 days.
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March 11th, 2014
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Comments (20)
Dale Kincaid
Congratulations! Your fantastic art has been chosen as a OHIO ARTISTS Group feature! You are invited to archive your work in the feature archive discussion.
Nancy Carol Photography
Well done! Excellent and thank you for sharing with us your wonderful work of art that has been proudly presented on the Home Page of the group, 'ART FOR PASSION - PASSION FOR ART'. If you wish, you may archive it permanently or promote it further in the Discussions Tabs titled, "Oct Nov Dec 2022 Features."
Taphath Foose
Beautiful work, Barbara!!! Congratulations, your work is Featured in "Mix Your Media"! I invite you to place it in the group's "Featured Image Archive" Discussion!!
LOIS VIGUIER
Beautiful artwork Barbara! Congratulations for your feature in "Exclusively drawings and Paintings"!
Carlin Blahnik CarlinArtWatercolor
Saw this featured on Women Painters and voted it favorite of the day. Amazing detail in this lovely composition!