The elusive blue

Three Blue Flowers, by Michael Steele, 2022

I remember watching an episode of Gardener’s World a few years ago, where horticulturist Monty Don talked about how rare the colour blue is in flowers, as the blue pigments reflect rather than absorb light. When you look closely at a lot of blue flowers there are often so many shades of bluey purples, lavender, and periwinkle blues. Here is my Three Blue Flowers new work, including the original artwork available here.