Is there a Japanese iris garden in Oregon?
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- Subject: Is there a Japanese iris garden in Oregon?
- From: A* C* <P*@Anastasia.com>
- Date: Mon, 27 Jan 1997 11:44:29 -0700 (MST)
On 1/26/96, Clarence writes:
> Another type of demand is from artists, and one might be surprised how
> many artists there are who also garden. A majority of artists I have
> come into contact with prefer to draw and paint historic irises rather
> than modern tall bearded irises. (Also, they tend to much prefer
> species irises rather than modern Japanese, Louisianas, spurias,
> etc.---the one exception I would make in saying this is in the realm of
> Siberian irises --- artists tend to like modern Siberian cultivars as
> will as the old ones.)
> My son, now a doctor but a graduate in fine arts from the Univ. of VA,
> tells me that the artist's preference for older irises, species and
> Siberians is because they tend to have "clean lines" and this makes
> sense to me. (He also tells me that the large, 6 fall, ruffled Japanese
> iris is absolutely the most difficult type of iris to render with
> accuracy and beauty.)
I am an artist and I love to paint irises in oils (and pastels), as some
of you that have peeked into my home page may have seen. So far, I have
only painted TBs because my sources have been Schreiner's and Cooleys,
here in Oregon. But I am tantalized by the posibility of painting other
(more challenging!) irises such as Japanese (but I know very little about
cultivation or zones).
Can anybody tell me whether there are Japanese (or Siberian, or species)
iris gardens in Oregon? or maybe nearby in Washington? Also, what time of
the year they would be in bloom, since I will have to take my
photographer (my husband) along to get some great shots as material for
the paintings.
Thank you
Anastasia
http://www.teleport.com/~painting
Paintings@Anastasia.com
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Anastasia Czerniakiewicz
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