A Lavender Dream

A girl, a purple bike and a field of lavender.

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Production notes:
Location: Purple Haze Lavender Farm, Olympic Peninsula, Washington. The Peninsula is home to the largest Lavender Festival in the US.
Model: Winifrede Walbaum
Date: July 6, 2010

See more images from our Lavender collection here!

Peonies and Roses

"...and smell'st so sweet." – Shakespeare

Othello. Act IV, Scene 2

Inspired by one of my three new David Austin roses, 'Othello', a Venetian-themed essay of roses and peonies.

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Rosa 'Othello'

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Rosa 'Mary Rose'

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Rosa 'Eglantyne'

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Set against one of our oil paintings of Venice...

and a harlequin from my collection of Venetian masks.