Among the Hollyhocks — Charles Courtney Curran Postcard

Charles Courtney Curran paints a private moment rather than a pose: a young woman in a sheer green blouse leans against a garden trellis, hands folded, half-hidden among climbing white and pink hollyhocks. A small butterfly rests just above her, drawn by the same blossoms.

The scene has the unhurried quality of an actual afternoon in a garden. Send it to someone who grows hollyhocks of their own, or who simply needs five quiet minutes.