Double Dutch

I was not an athlete when I was younger but I played my fair share of jump rope.For some reason the term Double Dutch came to mind for this painting.it could also be attributed to our recent trip toAmsterdam where we saw countless beautiful flowers such as these.


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Above the Fold

A prime location for a news story in a newspaper is"above the fold"--the first place the eye goes to. These hydrangeas certainly fit the bill as attention getting.



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Cool Blue

A lot of my paintings tend toward warm colors but this was turning cool as I painted it.The pop of orange and yellow save it from being too chilly!


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Deep Purple

Back to the blue green with purple. I can't seem to get enough of this color combination. Something about it just draws me in. Of course, like anything there are personal preferences. For example, everyone but me seems to love coffee. It smells great but not so much the taste. Maybe psychologically I am resisting because I don't want to be a grown up.



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Crowd Sourcing

Tulips are social beings. They function best in a crowd. Planting instructions always say to plant in groupings and when picked they look best with several in a vase. I could work as a tulip!


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Jubilation

12x12 Daily Paintworks
I painted this one earlier and thought I had finished. But the more I looked at it I was not satisfied with it. I usually try to finish a smaller painting in one session but that was not the case. I added some flowers to these pots and finally was able to say it was complete. Taking time to look at things again is always a good idea.


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Urban Growth

Most city dwellers don't have a lot of room for a garden. Pots of geraniums satisfy the need to grow something. There is always room for a few plants!


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Sarah's Birthday

This bright and happy painting reminds me of my daughter Sarah who was born on this day (Sept.29). I am so proud of her. She is funny, beautiful, a one time marathon runner, an excellent art teacher and a good friend to many.Happy birthday Sarah!



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Target Audience

This is a small (8x10) painting of a LOT of flower containers.When there are so many different flowers it is good to have something to tie them all together. The similar pots bring the riot of flowers together.A happy place, don't you think?


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Headliner

These are the irises that I brought from my parents' home in Mississippi years ago. They have multiplied over the years and I have so many blooms every spring.
Both of my parents have been gone for quite while but I always take some comfort when I see them blooming.



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Night Iris

These iris seem almost lit from inside. They are accompanied by their wingman friends the snowballs; all are ready for a night of clubbing.


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Final Product

A customer in Australia sent me this photo of the paintings she bought from me framed and ready to hang.it is nice to see them in a new home and appreciated!




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Rudesheim

We rode a gondola in Rudesheim up to the statue of Germania while in Germany. This is a view from the gondola down where some vineyards were located. It was a cloudy day and I didn't notice the lit lamps until I looked at the photo later. It gives the picture a mysterious look.



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Out of Darkness

I don't often use black oil paint; preferring to mix other darks to get a richer color. Gamblin paints have come out with a new Chromatic Black and I bought some. I used it to mix with the dark greens in this painting to make the flowers pop and seem to come forward. It isn't necessary but it is a nice shortcut for my palette.


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August Morning

This is another view from our morning walks. Every time I paint one of these it turns out completely different. Every sunrise is different so I won't run out of subject matter.


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Focus Group

I took a lot of photos while on our trip to Europe. Although the vegetables were sometimes strange looking, the flowers were mostly familiar. I wonder if the speak French or German?


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Blessing

We are back home from Europe. I woke up at 2:30 a.m so I got up like it was normal and packaged paintings to be shipped. I know I will pass out later.
Our trip was wonderful! I took so many photos and I can't wait to start painting. Maybe after a nap.


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Dutch Treat

We just left the River cruise on the Rhine in Germany and are now in Amsterdam. It is a beautiful bustling city. The Architecture is so unique. We had the treat of going to the Van Gogh museum this afternoon.of course it is raining; apparently they have over 200 days of rain.


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All Aboard

These geraniums are ready to board the flower train, stadium seating. Silly, I know- but I am a little giddy. We are in Atlanta airport waiting to board flight heading to our river cruise in Germany. Hopefully many paintings will emerge from this trip. Stay tuned!


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Sublime

For some reason the colors in this painting reminds me of those "Nickel Nip" wax candy in the shape of soda bottles. You were supposed to bite off the top of the bottle , drink the colored juice inside and then you could chew the wax. Actually that last part wasn't so great to do but we did it anyway. That was over 50 years ago. I have seen them recently at places like Cracker Barrel or vintage candy stores but the price has gone up from a nickel to close to $2!


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Boston Proper

I saw this sunlit scene when walking in Boston. There are so many things to paint there, as I can see when looking at how many photos I took.


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Garden Chorus

These pots seem to stand on risers awaiting direction from their choir director.The tulips are the altos, daffodils are sopranos. If only I could carry a tune in real life!


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Good Humor

Sometime simple is best. I paint hydrangeas a lot. I try to show the light source. In this particular painting the light source is above the flowers.I keep being drawn back to the lovely shapes.


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Blissful

It is little tricky to paint a subject with a lot of colors represented. I have to be conscious of keeping harmony in the composition.This is hopefully done by repeating colors and placing the to make the eye move around the picture plane; but not exit!



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Dawn Illumination

I like the early morning light for painting. It makes ordinary objects have a glow. The late afternoon has a similar effect but it also shows up the dust in my house so I have a love/hate
relationship there.


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Dress Code

This is a watercolor that I painted a while ago. I have been away from watercolor for a while but will take a workshop in early August. The artist Paul Jackson is coming to Memphis and I am looking forward to attending the workshop. Visiting watercolor again will be like seeing an old friend. I have come to realize that painting in oil or watercolor is still just making art, no matter which medium.
#hopirememberhow





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Room to Grow

This painting is partially from a photo and partially from my mind. It was fun to just paint shapes that I felt were important to the composition. I am happy to call myself an artist and to have the freedom to paint what I want to paint!





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Take a Chance

This is precisely my favorite kind of painting to do. I enjoy the negative spaces and the contrast of the darks and lights. It is ALMOST better than chocolate.


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Illuminated

A goal of painted is to be able to create atmosphere. Sometimes it is a happy accident; often it is a struggle. I have painted mist on a pond and early morning fog. This sunshine was a delight to paint!


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Marblehead Float

Last year at this time we spent a week in Boston.Marblehead is a beautiful coastal town nearby. The harbor had all kinds of boats but this small one all alone caught my eye. The colors were a little dull but I took care of that!




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