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A single marguerite daisy flaunts petals of pristine purity in this lovely flower study. To the left, abstract foliage suggest stained glass on a sunny afternoon while red and yellow convey summer's warmth. Sylvia Fournier creates an enchanted vision of Costa Rica with this mixed media painting. She calls her technique "photo art," digitally printing one of her original photographs on canvas, then painting over parts of it with acrylics, pastels, chalk and marking pens. The result is beautiful.

Titled "Margarita" in Spanish.

Flowers seem to sway underwater, propelled by gentle currents in a cool, clear brook. Daughter of a prominent ecologist and his artist wife, Sylvia Fournier shares her deep love of nature in this elegant painting. She calls her technique "photo art," digitally printing one of her original photographs on canvas, then painting over parts of it with acrylics, pastels, chalk and marking pens. The result is mesmerizing.

Titled "Bajo el Agua" in Spanish.

Bright in the afternoon shadows, flame flowers cluster on verdant vines where dewdrops pose on leaves. This evocative work of art depicts the flame flower, or llamarada that flourishes in the tropics. Sharing her love of nature and her passion for art, Sylvia Fournier works in mixed media for this painting. She calls her technique "photo art," digitally printing one of her original photographs on canvas, then painting over parts of it with acrylics, pastels, chalk and marking pens.

Titled "Flor en Hojas" in Spanish.

This captivating painting is created using the pour method, where fluid acrylic paints are poured directly onto the canvas to create the composition. This original artwork from Susana Rubinstein in Costa Rica depicts an abstract yellow blossom. "I remember one day it dawned delicious with a bright sun and all the flowers in the garden looked beautiful; that's where my inspiration to create this abstract sunflower was born," says the artist.

A women with a slightly puzzled expression sprouts a magnificent garden from the top of her head. This original painting is from Cuban-born artist Lidia Veronica Echenagusia, who works in acrylics on canvas.

"When I was a child my parents gave me a book with the story of Cinderella and it really struck me that all of her accessories were reversed to their original form by midnight except for the glass slippers. This intrigued me and stayed with me because the shoes represented access to an assumed freedom provided by the so-called Prince Charming," says Costa Rican artist Magda Cordoba. She works with watercolor and ink on paper to create a whole series around this theme capturing different kinds of shoes with a multicolored palette, floral motifs and a collage technique where each shoe is individually cut and then placed on the paper. The Expressionist-style painting comes with a cardboard mat and a foamboard base.

Titled Zapatillas Flora 5 in Spanish.