Acidanthera
pastel
14 x 10 in. image size

My daughter and I love the fragrant gladioli, also called Peacock Orchid. a late summer "flower so fragrant, exotic-looking and lovely that it defies logic." It always attracts attention in my fall garden...and the corms are cheap and should be planted everywhere. Here I have surrounded it with autumn hues, as it rarely blooms for me before September.

This is also, a demo painting, that I did for my workshop class at the Wyoming Valley Art League in Wilkes Barre in November.