Black Eyed Susan Wood Print

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Black eyed Susan - original photography by Elena Nosyreva, digitally enhanced.

Rudbeckia hirta, the Black-eyed Susan, with the other common names of: Brown Betty, Brown Daisy (Rudbeckia triloba), Poorland Daisy, and Yellow Ox-eye Daisy. It is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is an upright annual native to most of North America, and is one of a number of plants with flowers having dark purplish brown centers. Black-eyed Susan can be established, like most other wildflowers, simply by spreading seeds throughout a designated area. They are able to reseed themselves after the first season. The Black-eyed Susan makes a very nice cut-flower with a vase life up to 10 days.

I was born and raised in Russia. I got my PhD degree in biology in St Petersburg State University (Russia) and continued my research work in the Russian Academy of Sciences. In 1999, I moved to the United States to pursue my neuroscience research at the UT Southwestern Medical Center located in Dallas, TX. Being a scientist has been very rewarding in many aspects including creativity. However, I felt a compelling need to further express myself by taking an artistic journey. My artistic experimentation has evolved into a tremendously exciting form - mixed media collage, fine art photography, and digital art. I like experimenting with my photographs. I combine multiple images, textures, to crystallize an image that says something new...