The Wildflower Suite was a new approach to portraying wilderness for Stephen Lyman. It was four, close-up views that allowed us to appreciate the intricacy of tiny things we might otherwise miss. Lyman chose four very different plants and then added a creature of some sort to each. These are all scenes that are way out in the wilds discovered while I was off the trail resting, said the artist. I had the feeling that nobody had ever seen them before and that nobody ever would again. They are little jewels of discovery out of my wilderness treks.

There is a Rufous hummingbird on the branch of a mountain hemlock tree with purple cones which are only about an inch long, even when mature. In another scene, a grasshopper climbs a tiger lily. Lyman continues to balance the showy with the unassuming in the third image by pairing a swallowtail butterfly with delicate pink mountain heather. Finally, there's a ladybug beneath the flowers appropriately named shooting stars. They explode with fireworks of blossoms at the top of the plant, Lyman noted. Let the Wildflower Suite light up a corner in your home or work life with their up-close wilderness views.

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