white tulips

White Tulips

8x6 inches oil on Raymar board $150.sold

Artist Note.

I have been painting all the spring flowers

and loving every moment of it.

Anyone else doing it?

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!