Peonies

Peonies

6x8 in oil on canvas panel SOLD

Artist Note.

It has been a while since I posted.

End of semester - took a quick trip,

and lots of cleaning up to do. 

Also preparing for my workshop

which starts Tuesday. Again, lots to do.

I find it fun to prepare for 

 the workshops 

I provide all the different supports 

(six of them)

for the first day 

and we work like crazy

exploring each surface with the 

fracturing technique.

It is a good group of 

talented artists...

 all from different places.

The peonies are from a trip

to see my daughter over 

Memorial Day - she gets a gold star 

because back when she moved 

into this house

 she planted peonies just for me.

This was started plein air and 

completed in the studio. I

 painted early morning, 

and the cool sky really

was noticeable.

I find the

peonies are difficult to paint 

because it is too easy

to make them look like

 a cabbage rose. 

The peonies also droop with 

the weight  of the flower

and when standing like 

I do to paint, you tend to 

look down on them.

Not too bad if you squat down 

like I had to, to take this pic

just before we left.

(thanks heavens for yoga!)

I will look forward to getting 

back on track and catching up 

after the workshop.

Happy painting days!