'all the breath and bloom, i 22x30"

inspired by Robert Browning's poem 'Summun Bonum', this is a year long exploration of flower/bloom form and color.  Painted with oil on 22x30" Arches primed paper.   Not framed or matted.  Painting will be shipped rolled in a tube.
 
All the breath and the bloom of the year in the bag of one bee: All the wonder and wealth of the mine in the heart of one gem: In the core of one pearl all the shade and the shine of the sea: Breath and bloom, shade and shine, -- wonder, wealth, and -- how far above them -- Truth that's brighter than gem, Trust, that's purer than pearl, -- Brightest truth, purest trust in the universe--all were for me In the kiss of one girl.