gentle grace ...

ris in the garden in may ... developed my original photo in a couple of digital processes and then took the bloom and put it on a black background for maximum impact artistically. the iris is one of the flowers listed as birth flower for february. in christianity, the iris represents our lady of sorrows as its sharp leaves are like swords. the Iris croatica is the unofficial national flower of croatia. Iris nigricans, the black iris is the national flower of jordan. iris bismarckiana, the nazareth iris, is the symbol of the city of upper nazareth. source wikipedia. prints available.

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