Watercolor, 2002

Dimensions: 15” x 12”

Rhododendron grows wild in the southern Appalachian highlands, especially along the many creeks and streams. Members of the laurel family, they keep their leaves throughout the year, so even in winter the woods will be colored a deep green wherever they are found. In the early summer they produce a beautiful large white blossom, sometimes with tints of pink. When a ray of summer sunlight finds its way through the dense maze of foliage the contrast between the deep green leaves and the brilliant white blossom is especially striking.