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“...it's the essence of the flower, the leaf, the stem that artist Shelia Geoffrion is after. To capture it calls for an unwavering focus on the particular — on what makes the daisy and daisy, the delphinium a delphinium, the dark weeds swirling shades of greens...”

“There are moments still for Geoffrion to capture the afternoon light on the water in Rockport Harbor or the shape of a cloud overhead. There is time to get to know many more wildflowers, the pacific blue of the delphinium or just how to depict the umcommon dimple in the yellow cap of the common daisy...”

—Bernie Monegain
The Times Record

“Make no mistake: Geoffrion does not paint floral still lifes. Neither are these botanical studies. There is nothing decorative about her approach to flowers. Rather, she gets down among the weeds to explore the wildness of their beauty.”

—Edgar Allen Beem

“Geoffrion's disciplined approach distinguishes her paintings from the many landscape painters who use the painting's subject as an excuse to put color somewhere. Her color and its shapes closely mimic the leaves and petals of the plants, making them recognizable in everyday terms.”

—Ken Greenleaf

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