Grandmother's Hollyhocks by Burpee
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These flowers grew behind my grandmother's house. I always loved them but never saw them again. One day I am visiting a friend and their neighbor had all different colors along her house. She let me take some seeds home and now I have the prettiest patch of hollyhocks in many colors of pink, from purple to pale pink.
I created this image in XaraXtreme4 from a photograph I took of my hollyhocks last summer. I'm very happy with it. My best XaraX so far.
I hope everyone has a grand weekend and a happy Easter, if they celebrate it. Everyone should at least get a few chocolate eggs even if they don't celebrate Easter. Chocolate is non-denominational :)
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My computer is on its last legs. It's over 5 years old now and is running very slow. I'm not sure how much longer she'll keep going. If I drop off the face of the Earth one day, don't worry. I'll just be gone finding a new computer, lol.
Take care, Nancy
Comments (96)
abreojos
Grandma would be proud of this pic...nice job!
kjer_99
Very fine render! Brings back a lot of memories too.
drifterlee
Beautiful flowers!!!!!!
Bea
I love this new style that you have :)
lemonjim
happy hock o'holly b'golly.
Pankaj
absolutely gorgeous work!!! They would make a fantastic tattoo.
mikeerson
Pretty flowers - never heard of the name before... I should of, my Wife's name is Holly. Cool to hear you came accross someone that gave you seeds to something you had been longing for. YOU HAVE BEEN FAVORITIZED!!!
bpclarke
Gorgeous work! A touch of old fashioned romance here. Excellent piece. I used to make little ballerinas with these when I was little.
davidoblad
Very pretty and rather soothing to look at Nancy. Forgive my mom (Silkylady), as she's got Holly (Myquad) on the brain...lol. Bravo and hugs from Dave :^)
ShirleysShowcase
Beautiful Hollyhocks. I love flowers.
Silkylady
This is fantastic, terrific, beautiful and heart warming Nancy. An outstanding capture. This turned out great. Nice clarity and depth. The lighting is perfect. I really love the colors. Really farout image. So sorry for my mistake. Huggs... Silkylady...
jif3d
Awesome result Nancy, not sure how you did it, but you really seem to have a handle on Xara...BRAVO ! Hoppy Easter & ~Cheers~ p.s. ...mmm, chocolate time !
myquad
Wow, Nancy! This is beautiful and an instant fav! Hoping you computer keeps chugging along. Happy Bunny Day ;)
MagikUnicorn
Thats So Marvelous! (Instant Fav)
romanceworks
This is really lovely. Such a great effect. CC
valtes
Beautiful Nancy!! Well done on mastering yet another programme!! :)
Hendesse
This looks wonderful. I love the colours and the details are excellent. Fantastic work!
Abatar
Stunning work!...and have a Happy Easter!!!
melevos
Excellently done!!
morghana
Splendid and wonderful work, Nancy! A beauty!
tulipe
I thought it was a painting! This is so beautiful.
miwi
Fantastic Artwork,love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
adrie
This is indeed very beautiful done my dear friend, love the beautiful soft color palette you used.....excellent work. I wish you and your family a wonderful and happy easter weekend....hugs Adrie.
ragouc
Beautiful work.
gillbrooks
So very beauatiful! We have those in our garden too and I love them
moochagoo
A really good work !
Digimon
Fantastic! With every image you get more sophisticated! Love the shading and colors!
webdancer
Drop dead gorgeous! Excellent work! Exquisite!
soffy
:)So wonderful and lovely,I`ve just found the seeds from last years hollyhock,but have to wait 2 more weeks,too cold in the nights still,excellent creation Nancy*Happy Easter
loligagger
Beautiful flowers and work,good luck with your computer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!