Spring Lilacs in Bloom, 2025

Watercolor on Arches watercolor paper. 22 x 30   

The sweet scent of beloved lilacs fills the island air. These delicate purple blooms are so popular that an annual festival is dedicated to this island flower.

Photograph, Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau, date unknown.

Handmade frame by John Rowland Workshop.

Exterior frame measurement: 24.75 x 32.375 

Hinge hung on 4 ply rag, op-3 (u.v. filtering) clear acrylic. ½ inch frame face, white on hard maple.