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Corner Garden is an abstract watercolor of a shady corner in my backyard. There are umbrella-shaped leaves or fronds, both dark and light. They appear to be gently swaying in the breeze. There is a profusion of red flowers.

Song to Summer

And while I should have pulled the weeds
And pursuing other gardening needs
Instead I stopped and sat entranced
Watching the bees do their dance
Tiny golden butterflies all joined in
Each little species gathering pollen
I listened to the cicadas' song
I sat and basked for oh how long?
Time went by in leaps and bounds
As I succumbed to nature's sounds

© L. A. Feldstein 2023

Haiku/
Bright sunlight, chilled air
Remnants of winter linger
As flowers begin to bloom

My fascination with patterns stems from my love of numbers. While mathematics has been integral in my working career in finance, my other love is painting. My subject matter is inspired by photographs taken by friends and family. I see a photograph in terms of color, line and geometry. These qualities appeal to my sense of order and design (my fascination with numbers translated into art). There are times when a single photograph and the resulting abstract painting leads to another path -- and another painting -- and sometimes a third or fourth version from the same photo. When I draw something, I start with the shapes and then I add the color. After that, and as I move along, I look for balance of shapes and balance of color and...