“Faye Stout’s iris”, 2011
Special Notes: This artwork is part of “COLOR! Where Music & Art Meet” showing at Centenary UMC located at 646 W. Fifth Street in Winston-Salem. The show is on exhibit now through April 30 in the church’s Atrium and 4 1/2 Street Galleries. Gallery hours are 9am-4pm Sunday through Thursday. To inquire about the show, please reach out to Carrie Leigh Dickey, Owner and Visionary of Artfolios, at (336) 971-8957.
Artist: Barbara Lister-Sink
About the Artwork: On our North Carolina farm, both my grandmother and my mother had lush vegetable and flower gardens. So I grew up with the pungent, exotic fragrance of bearded irises, a flower that has captivated my imagination all my life. I never tire of gazing at them for hours and drawing them. But I also curse them for their elusive, ephermeral quality, their delicate beauty and dancer-like movements so hard to capture in the brief time they flourish. Mama’s were usually purple, but on Faye Stout’s iris farm, every color in the rainbow can be found each spring, including this delicate blue.
Media: Soft pastel
Dimensions: 27” wide by 34” tall
Framed: Yes: floating on matboard in a metal frame. See photo.
