Talk About Art

People like flowers for many reasons, but one of the more distinctive is that plants don't walk away when you're photographing them.

"I like the bold, sculptural shapes of flowers," says Maja Shaw, a Richland watercolor artist who wants viewers of her work to enjoy the beauty of color and shapes based upon the world around them. Shaw is presently showing her work in a month-long Art Event at Wenaha Gallery, with a selection of images encompassing both flowers and local landscapes.

"Flowers make good subjects because they don't move around – except in the wind – when I am taking reference photo...