DREAM PALMS SERIES

The palm tree has the scientific term of Arecaceae and is part of family of perennial flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales. This series is a collection of finely detailed digital paintings depicting the palm tree as integral to the unique California landscape. Palms are among the best known and most extensively cultivated plant families. In many historical cultures, palms were symbols or icons for such ideas as victory, peace and fertility. I have loved painting palms and trying to capture the large, evergreen leaves that are either palmately ('fan-leaved') or pinnately ('feather-leaved') compound and spirally arranged at the top of the stem.