Early Spring Pot

I have some hyacinths blooming this year. I like that they are the first to show up in early spring.This pot is quite subtle in its colors. It somehow invites the viewer to stay a little longer.


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Relative Tulips

These tulips are similar colors although with lighting they appear lighter or darker accordingly. That is a good thing because they would be pretty boring if they were the same.


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Geranium Planter

I have mostly painted red geraniums but these pink blooms were so pretty that I wanted to paint them. They do well in the heat of summer here in Memphis. If they make until August they will last until October. They are almost like pets- you can't go out of town without arranging for someone to water the plants.



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Suns and Roses

Sorry, I couldn't help myself in naming this painting. The title just popped in my head. I can't say that I was a big fan of the band but seemed appropriate for this . It is hard to name so many paintings so a little humor is a welcome thing.



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Lazy Susan

I titled this Lazy Susan because once my husband commented on a field of Black-eyed Susans "Look at all those Lazy Susans". I never let him live that one down!



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Sun Room

I tend to want to paint close ups of a scene rather than a wide panoramic view. This is such an example, a corner of the room. If painting a picture of a house I would paint part of the porch or a window. Maybe this comes from being near sighted my whole life!



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Back of the Garden

I have been interested in painting gardens lately. I like the larger gardens but any small area is worthy of interest. I look for color and texture to qualify as something I would like to paint.
Now that spring is approaching I hope to find more to paint. If you see any that are interesting send me a photo!


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Lace Curtain

Windows fascinate me. I especially like the ones on old buildings, here and in Europe. We are planning a trip to Boston in June. I am sure I will find many there to take photos of.



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Three on a Bench

This painting is a little larger than my usual daily painting; 12x16. This view of geraniums seemed to call for a larger canvas. Maybe the flowers have delusions of grandeur? I know some people like that. Ha




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Summer Gate

I love English Gardens, cottage gardens, actually any garden.I don't have the actual temperament and patience to have one of them so I will just paint them.My father had a green thumb but apparently I did not inherit this trait.


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Four Rosess

Since I have been painting almost every day for over a year, I find myself painting without paints during the oddest times. For example, we were at an exciting U of Memphis basketball game on Saturday and I found myself thinking about the painting I was working on that morning. I was seeing the palette in my mind and thinking of changing a color. I even crop scenes along the highway as we drive. No one knows I am a painter doing these secret musings until they see the stains on my hands and clothes!


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Variety

I liked the variety of colors in the same flowers. My favorite thing to paint are negative spaces; all the small interesting shapes in between the main shapes.


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Lovely Bouquet

We drove down to Pensacola, Florida a few days ago. Our daughter-in-law is in the hospital and we are helping out with grandchildren. Knowing I would be in withdrawal from not painting, I brought my watercolor paints with me. I painted this in the car using a reference photo stored on my iPad. I had a bottle of water, a small palette and painted on a clipboard. It certainly made the trip pass more quickly!


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Lavender Shadows

The flowers in this painting are beautiful but the thing I like most are the shadows cast by the jars.


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Spring Stage

Last week my husband and I both had a terrible stomach bug. He was one day ahead of me in getting better and surprised me with a beautiful bouquet in a square vase. It really lifted my spirits. This is a painting of the gorgeous flowers.


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Field Flowers

I am a fan of informal Bouquets. I would rather buy bunches of flowers and put them in a container than have a formal florist bouquet that is stuck in floral foam. There are occasions where that is necessary, but not my style. I liked these flowers because of the subtle color. I keep painting these spring themes hoping to hurry her up-- it is 32 degrees this morning!



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Daffodil Necklace

Of course, more hydrangeas. This time a few daffodils are thrown in. They seem to be forming a kind of necklace among the blue . You will be seeing more of these! I am sure. Pardon my obsession!


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Moonlight Hydrangeas

This small painting seems to give the effect of a moonlit view of a vase of hydrangeas.(6x6)Of course, given the poor state of my eyesight since 2nd grade I did not paint it by moonlight. I may not have good eyesight but I have a good imagination!



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Garden on Coronado

Coronado Island is one of my favorite places. I have been there a few times lucky enough to stay at the Hotel Del Coronado complete with ghosts. This kind of scene is found all over the streets on the island. It must be a combination of the ocean air and the California sun that makes the flowers so beautiful.


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Lilacs and Blue Shutter

I seem to have an obsession for lilacs. I love the blues and purples together. I guess it is that thing where if you can't have something you want it even more. Since lilacs don't grow well here in the south I must be content to just paint pictures if them.


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Ode to Joy

If I had to choose something to paint that would be the only thing I could paint, I would have to choose flowers. I guess I could say they are my passion because when I am painting them I have so much pleasure. All those boxes and boxes of photos that I have accumulated over the years are coming in handy when I don't have the real thing in front of me.



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Lake in the Morning

I have painted several paintings from photos I took on my morning walks . In the summer months we went out before 5:00 a.m to avoid the heat. The early morning landscape was gorgeous; different everyday.



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Three Stars

I have been using a lot of blues and purples I my hydrangea paintings but I changed it up today with some pink.These were glowing in the sun and I tried to show that.Hydrangeas just do something to me when I see them!



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Two of Us

Usually I have an odd number of objects in a painting.This set up was intriguing with just two things in it because of the size difference.I love the turquoise glass contrasted with the pinks. This was a delicious pleasure to paint. I really lose myself when painting; great therapy!


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Antique Vase

This vase was brought to a recent Nancy Medina workshop by one of the participants. These hydrangeas and white rose were arranged in it. I love the subtle differences of the blues with that pop of white.


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Orange and Copper

Did you know that orange is the only word for which there is no rhyming word ? I love trivia, my mind is full of worthless tidbits. Trivial pursuit is my favorite game although I am really bad in the sports and geography categories.this is a painting done at a Qiang Huang workshop.i learned a lot from this charming man.


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Nancy's Flowers

I had the good fortune to go to a Nancy Medina workshop in October of last year. We had an abundance of fresh flowers to paint. This painting is from one of the photographs that I took during the workshop. We had a wonderful time learning from Nancy!



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Geranium in the Sun

I have finally come to terms with myself. I have spent years comparing my work to others and feeling like I don't measure up. I heard the quote"comparison is the thief of joy" and it caused a lightbulb to go off in my head. I now know that my way of painting is MY way and I am thoroughly enjoying myself. My JOY can't be stolen!


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Balance Sheet

I guess my mind is on preparing income tax returns this time of year. The title that came to me for this painting reflects what I was thinking about. Although this painting doesn't have equal elements on both sides;it is balanced by the weight of the different shapes. This is something intuitive. I have been doing this so long that I don't necessarily think about this when I compose the painting. When I do it wrong, it jumps out at me and it is back to the drawing board!


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Kings in the Corner

While I was thinking of a title for this painting,the card game Kings in the Corner popped into my head.I really don't know why; maybe the fact that there were four blooms with"crowns".Anyway, I loved painting them in this cold month. We should see some of these in about 2 months here in the south. I can't wait!


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