Pink Trumpet Tree Along Coffee Pot Bayou PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROBERT NEFF
The tabebuia tree is highly ornamental tree. They are commonly referred to as "Trumpet tree" and named after their four colors — Purple, gold, pink and silver. This is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae. They have 1- to 4-inch wide funnelshaped flowers, flaring mouth, bright pink blooms that hang in clusters.
March 4, 2016. The blooms were bright pink.
Four days later the pink blooms were noticeably darker.
Seven days later the wind blew the blossoms off the tree.
BIO
Robert Neff is an award winning photographer.He specializes in weather, international events, sports (Rugby and Grand Prix), NASA, lifestyle, boats and sailing, nature, wildlife, and travel and tourism. Robert uses photography as a narrative to share his experiences.
Robert has been published in national and international newspapers and magazines. He is also a writer with a published book and articles in newspapers and journals.
ARTIST STATEMENT: Robert Neff’s contemporary art is dynamic and vibrant, and engages the senses. His photography and storytelling are the inspiration and basis for his fine art. Nature and life’s colors, tones, and shapes are transformed into mixed media art work. Design studies are used to explore geometrics, color, and patterns. As your perspective changes, so does the design. His approach changes how your vision interprets everyday experiences.
During his solo show at Art Miami’s Spectrum Miami, art lovers were drawn into his fine art work. His style drew comparisons to Vasarely and the Op Art movement. One collector from Uruguay compared his style to "Constructivism" and the great Uruguay artist, Garcia.
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