WHERE THE BEE DRINKS

WHERE THE BEE DRINKS
From The Bee and the Sun: A Calendar of Paintings

This painting is April's image from The Bee and the Sun: A Calendar of Paintings by Catherine Hyde — winner of the Holyer an Gof Poetry Award 2022.

The Bee and the Sun follows the bee and the sun through a calendar of paintings that celebrate the sensory world of herbs, seasoned with ancient bee lore and plant folklore. From the rising of the Pleiades to the solstice markers, the bee and the sun work in quiet harmony — a meditation on growth, light, and the miracle of the natural world. Wild thyme, saffron, meadowsweet, basil, mallow and lavender bloom across the pages, each painting luminous with copper leaf and gold mica.

Acrylic on panel with copper leaf and gold mica
4 × 4 inches (framed: 11 × 11 inches)

— Original painting —