Bob Cairone Floral Paintings

Moondance with Canna

The waterlily in bloom is commonly known as "Moondance", and the red flower reflected in the water at the top of the picture is a "Canna", which is not a true lily though it is sometimes called one. I imagine on a windy evening the waves on the water and the reflection in the moonlight would make these flowers appear to actually dance with each other.

This is my largest painting yet, at three by four feet. It has something of the presence in person I was hoping it would have. I left the image on this page larger than usual to try and imply some of this presence.

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A Single Peony

This is one in a number of exercises I will be undertaking on small canvases. My guideline is that the painting should be finish in a few sittings, though a sitting can take a day if it has to. This is a painting os a single white peony, to try and capture the whiteness of the flower while also expressing it's form.

This painting is available only as the original for a price of $200. Please contact me if you are interested.

Stages

The theme of this painting is the progress of life, as seen in the stages of the Poppy Anemone Anemone Coronaria flower. It is shown from earliest bud to full flower to dropping its petals until finally only a seed pod remains. Yet these stages do not represent birth to death, as the terminal stage contains with it the life of the next generation.

The yellow flower is a Calendula flower, and is also shown in its early and late stages.

This painting is available both as the original and in a Limited Edition Giclee print of 200. The orginal is $1,600 and a 16 x 24 " print is $65. Please contact me if you are interested.

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Great White Trillium

This painting is based on a marvelous photo by a good friend of mine, Cara Litberg. It is a Great White Trillium, a native of North America. It favors wooded habitats like Illinois' Starved Rock State Park.

I enjoyed working with the sharp contrast between flower and background in this piece. I left the foliage slightly unfocused to keep attention on the flower - a softer approach than is usual for me.

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Orchid 4 - Miltoniopsis 2

The fourth in my orchid series. It is also an orchid in the Miltoniopsis genus, and shares many structures with the orchid shown just below.

This painting is available both as the original and in a Limited Edition Giclee print of 200. The orginal is $750 and a 11 x 11 " print is $50. Please contact me if you are interested.

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Orchid 3 - Miltoniopsis

The third in my orchid series. It is an orchid in the Miltoniopsis genus.

This painting is available both as the original and in a Limited Edition Giclee print of 200. The orginal is $750 and a 9 x 12 " print is $50. Please contact me if you are interested.

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Orchid 2 - Cymbidium

The second in my orchid series. It is an orchid in the Cymbidiumdium genus. The flower does have green petals surrounding a whitish "boat". Indeed, Cymbidium means "boat" in Latin.

This painting is available both as the original and in a Limited Edition Giclee print of 200. The orginal is $750 and a 9 x 12 " print is $50. Please contact me if you are interested.

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Orchid 1 - Oncidium

The first in a series of orchid paintings. Orchids are the second largest family of flowering plants (behind Sunflowers). This particular flower is an orchid in the Oncidium genus, a very wide group. This particular flower is a "Wildcat" variety. Orchids can be simply beautiful - intricate and lovely.

This painting is available both as the original and in a Limited Edition Giclee print of 200. The orginal is $750 and a 9 x 12 " print is $50. Please contact me if you are interested.

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The Lily In Red

The first in a series of floral paintings from our gardens. Also my first gallery wrapped piece. This is a picture of a Lilium Montenegro, a stunning plant. I was experimenting with something different for the background, to shift attention onto the blossoms without simply making the background out of focus. This is a facet of painting I need to refine.

This painting is available as the original only, and is priced at $450. It is gallery wrapped and does not require framing. Please contact me if you are interested.

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The Broken Leaf

There's a story behind this painting. At college, we used to climb a small cliff on the Palisades to go from our dorm, which was a floating ship moored in the Hudson River, to the student center atop Castle Point, Hoboken. It was maybe 150 feet high, with a spectacular view overlooking the Hudson to Manhattan. As the narrow trail up the cliff twisted and turned, you could see downtown to the Statue of Liberty and the World Trade Center, and on a clear day uptown almost to the George Washington Bridge. I took that trail several times a day, and knew it well. One day about halfway up I tripped over this weed, and almost fell headlong off the edge. Picking myself up off the ground, I sat panting for a few minutes, since a fall could have been fatal (the worst injuries from the trail I ever heard about were one broken arm and a few twisted ankles). Regaining my composure, I considered this an important event in my life that should be remembered, so I took the remains of the plant with me and sketched it right away, later turning it into this painting.

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