Even Georgia O'Keeffe
would blush
at this American Beauty
I suspect Ms O'Keeffe would never consent to paint a rose, preferring instead her Sacred Datura (Jimson Weed).
* Her Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1 (1932) sold for more than $44M in 2014.
Georgia O'Keeffe 1887-1986
See you next week -
Drew
(top photo - the bloom in the backyard)
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