“I often painted fragments of things because it seemed to make my statement as well as or better than the whole could.”

— Georgia O’Keeffe.

Me too; the world of flowers is much too big for me to grasp, and that’s why I also go for fragments of things. They are comprehensible to me, and I’ve found what O’Keeffe found – people pay more attention to the fragments than the whole of things, which they are usually too busy or distracted to see – they are too familiar, they have become ordinary.

People get bored with the ordinary. They go right past it. When they see something new, they stop and look. I always felt that people loved flowers but often didn’t see them. I was one of those people. I took the idea from O’Keeffe and her work – see them individually, and some people will take notice.

Ian McRae, our friend and shearer is coming this afternoon to share three of our sheep. I’ll take some photos, then we’re feeding him. I’ll check in tomorrow, hope to see you then.