A vertically rectangular painting of a border of a profusion of flowers growing in the ground, with a little bit of grass in the foreground, especially toward the lower right corner. The predominant flower colors are shades of orange and yellow, with splashes of blue, red or white. The flowers are painted somewhat indistinctly, but seem to include daisies and hollyhocks, among many other flowers.

A Bit of #Autumn Border, n.d., by #HelenAllingham (British, 1848–1926). Held by the Royal Watercolour Society; source, @artukdotorg.bsky.social, artuk.org/discover/art... #AutumnEquinox #FallEquinox (S. Hemisphere) #womenartists #artherstory

A man carrying a scythe in one hand and holding a dark jacket over his shoulder with the other hand has paused on a dirt track and is looking back over a stand of shadowy trees to the horizon where a sun/moon is rising/setting. He is wearing a soft black hat, a long-sleeved white shirt with the sleeves rolled up, a red sash, light brown trousers and sturdy light brown boots. The track seems to be passing through a field of cut grass/grain. Image by Helen Allingham (1848-1926) from Wikimedia Commons.

This painting by Helen Allingham (1848-1926) is our writing prompt this week. Why has this man paused to look back? Why he is carrying a scythe? #writingprompts #writinglife #writingtips #helenallingham #artworks

Helen Allingham #helenallingham

A depiction of a woman in a long white gown and a black hat, with a basket full of cut flowers hooked over her left arm, standing in a path, leaning forward to pick flowers with her right hand.

A Garden in October, Aldworth (detail), 1891, by #HelenAllingham (British, 1848-1926). Held by The Higgins, Bedford; source, Amy Lim’s #ArtHerstory guest post Helen Allingham’s Country Cottages: Subverting the Stereotype, artherstory.net/helen-alling... #womenartists

A watercolor illustration of a variety of flowering plants growing in the ground in front of a mossed-over stone wall. At the front of the work is a piece of pathway in which stands a small brown bird.

South Border at Munstead Wood, c. 1900–3, by #HelenAllingham (British, 1848-1926). Held by Garden Museum, London; source, Amy Lim’s #ArtHerstory guest post Helen Allingham’s Country Cottages: Subverting the Stereotype, artherstory.net/helen-alling... #womenartists