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Sharing the lessons I teach at the Artist Guild and the personal discoveries in my art.

Monday, March 11, 2019

Tulip Pleasure

Tulip Pleasure
8x6in oil on canvas panel $150.SOLD


Artist Note.
I love to paint the flowers that are in season
and at the moment that
means Daffodils and Tulips.
I bought these tulips into the
studio for a fellow guild member
who loves tulips.
She has taught me
a lot of neat things about them
like...
they move all the time...
and they can grow extra petals!

24 comments:

  1. Really it is great pleasure to see your very wonderful flower paintings !!!

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    1. Thanks Stelios - love your beautiful painting of the harbor.

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  2. Julie these are extraordinary. I enlarged it on my screen...I love how you caught the movement and the deep wine colored tulips are such a beautiful compliment to the warm yellow. So gorgeous. Hugs!

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    1. Such a lovely complement. Thank you, dear friend.
      I am delighted to see your beautiful flowers and know you are painting more regularly....until you start your garden!

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  3. As always, beautiful! How can one ever fail by painting flowers?

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    1. LOL...Quite easily I can fail. I think there were five scrape offs for this painting.
      Fascinating stuff about the Muskrats, David.

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  4. What an amazing bouquet of bright, just-opening, and joyful tulips! Could anything else say, "Spring is here" more clearly than this? Beautifully painted, Julie. I am fascinated with the leaves both in shape and range of color. Just perfect!

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    1. Thanks Carol. They sure do say spring to me...as do daffodils, forsythia and snowdrops!
      What a gorgeous portrait you did of your grandson, Carol. I hope you do more.

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  5. Julie, this is an absolute 'masterpiece'. Beautiful .

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    1. Hi Barbra Joan. I tried to leave a comment on your post with the pic of you but no place to comment. LOL.
      Thanks for your lovely complement!

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  6. Beautiful!!! I love how some of them seem to be bowing down. Excellent background too.

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    1. Oh Joan I love your new painting of the grasses and water. Could be right up the road from me.

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  7. Awesome painting , made me smile because I am painting yellow tulips too at the moment :-) This one is a real stunner !

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    1. Ah...great minds think alike. Looking forward to seeing yours.

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  8. Extra petals? Who knew? As usual, I always learn from your blog -- and your blog-pals.

    I love this painting. The golden yellows and deep purples are luscious together, and you've captured the tulip-attitude to perfection. It's a complete delight.

    (Since you are always kind enough to ask...yes, I am painting. Mostly larger pieces these days, so they take a while. (And there are the darn tax returns to be tackled as well -- aargh!) Best to you, lovely lady!

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    1. Hi Helene, I am so happy you are at the easel in-between the daily life chores. One of the things which gets me down is when I see talent not being used. I know if there is talent then that means it is a pleasure for them. We all deserve that wonderful feeling of absorption..whatever the gift.

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  9. It looks like Spring has Sprung!!! Gorgeous bouquet Julie!! You certainly have mastered flowers...we're still stuck in Winter...no flowers yet but soon, I hope!!

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    1. Hi Hilda - happy to hear from you. Your winter has been a dandy but even here we have had unusual patterns of cold and wind. The flowers were all out and alaong come 60 mph gusts of wind.

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  10. Leaving for a week in Hawaii tomorrow. These beautiful Tulips are a nice send off! More post when I return. Aloha.

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    1. I am so HAPPY for you, Blanche! Especially after all you have gone through. Have a FABULOUS time in the warmth and beauty.

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  11. Great work, composition very balanced and well resolved.
    Congratulations.
    Greetings.

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  12. Thank you so much Jose. I enjoyed visiting your posts and seeing your lovely work.

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  13. lovely yellows with a touch of purple :)
    starting to get tulips and daffodils coming up here and spring weather, just really windy

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  14. I agree with Joan - they seem to be bowing; bowing to the artist who brilliantly memorialized them with her magic touch. I even think one of the flowers is growing an extra petal - just for you :)

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Julie