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This pink tulip opens to reveal bright pink accents inside its pastel pink petals. Within the flower's cup, six powdery, yellow anthers create a beautiful star pattern and a color contrast for the petals. Taken in early May, this photograph features the cool, clear colors seen on softly cloudy days during spring.

"Like the ancient alchemists, artists work with tools on the material plane to create something to lift us beyond the material. Art inspires us, and changes us, as it works on every plane of our being." Award-winning artist Anne Nordhaus-Bike paints colorful, calming watercolors inspired by nature. Anne’s art has appeared in numerous solo and group shows as well as many arts programs, presentations, and performances. Her work has been published in periodicals and books; covered in numerous print publications; and featured in broadcast media, both on television and feature films. She received a degree in art history, with honors, from the University of Chicago and went on to launch a fine arts column that ran for two decades in the...