A while back, while visiting my son in Key West at his Coast Guard Station, we passed and art gallery that was showing oil paintings of large flowers. They were done in a realistic style, and blown up to fully fill the 60 x 40inch canvas.  I've never been taken aback by such beauty in a painting before.  It actually took my breath away and left me staring with my mouth wide open!  My son was chuckling at me as if I'ld just seen a space alien or something.  Thus start my adventure and I embarked on my own travels to discover this wonderful genre of art.

Has anyone else had such an experience in viewing great art? 

You can view my adventures at www.delmus.com or www.delmusflowerartprints.com should you have an interest.