Fireweed Going to Seed
“Transition” original acrylic painting by Gail Niebrugge, center panel of a three panel Fireweed Triptych.
The Fireweed Triptych is our best-selling print. It has sold very well at our booth at the Alaska State Fair this year. The center panel, “Transition” shows the progress of the wildflower from the gorgeous bloom stage, that lasts six weeks or longer, changing as it goes to seed, to the final stage with flaming red leaves and dried tan-colored corkscrew tendrils twisting through the fluffy cotton. Driving home from the booth last night I saw fields of Fireweed with cottony white seed glowing in the sun. Fireweed is beautiful through all of its life, and I encourage it to grow in my yard.
Gail Niebrugge, Alaska Artist
