Sweet Soul Music

A friend brought me these flowers when she came for dinner last week. They came from her own yard and they are beautiful.
I painted this the next morning after the dinner and plan to paint some more versions of this same vase. Maybe it will end up as many as Monet's haystack so!


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Group Policy

Zinnias are one of the flower types that fascinate me. It is not easy for me to paint the layers of petals and make them become a solid form. For some reason I keep coming back for more punishment willingly.


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Free Spirit

These flowers seem ready to escape the picture plane if possible. I tried to show the exuberance the blooms- a free spirit.



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Borrowed Light

This set up has light coming from more than one direction so it was a little tricky to paint . It is from one of the many photos I have of lilacs from when I lived in Pennsylvania.But I think it was worth it to try.


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Climbing Garden

I have a thing for white fences, they are the perfect backdrop for the beautiful garden colors.


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Ribbon Cutting

My husband gave me these flowers. They lasted a very long time and I was able to paint them more than once.The ribbon added just the right touch to the vase!


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Future Painting

I am on vacation in Gulf Shores, Alabama this week. It is a beautiful place and we are all having a wonderful time. All includes six adult children,3 spouses and 8 grandchildren plus one extra teenager.
This is a photo I took yesterday on an early morning walk. I am not painting this week but I am
Always painting in my head. I look forward to trying to paint this when I get back home. Stay tuned for final painting!





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Call Waiting

I have been admiring high key paintings lately; those with a good amount of light colors. Of course those light colors have to be balanced with some mid and dark values to be successful. A balancing act like juggling multiple telephone calls; thank goodness for call waiting.


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