Fleur Oakes as St Fleur


St Fleur, or St Flore,  who was French,was plagued by the temptation of the flesh. She was also able to levitate. She is by extension the saint of flower names, such as Daisy, Rose, etc...
My Fleur is Fleur Oakes and she does indeed like flowers and various vegetation which she embroiders into sculptural forms.
Because of the temptation of the flesh, she is surrounded by passion flowers. The background features columbines, blood adonis, honeysuckle, fern, cowslip and small violets as Fleur likes delicate flowers with compound leaves.

Oil on gesso, 4 x 6 inches