Peonies

Well it's the last day before school gets out for summer!  Oh boy,  I'm so glad.  No more rushing out early in the morning

I'll be glad to spend time painting, and playing with my kids for a change.  So here are some peonies I found at TraderJoe's what a welcome site that was to me!  They used to grow in my garden not here in AZ though.  So I paint them and they always remind my of my old garden in Canada.   Flowers are apart of our memories I feel everyone could tell me a story like mine.  Hope you have a great weekend!

Daffodils on Phthalo Background

This painting started with a Phthalo Tourquoise wash.  It was a bit of an experiment but I liked how it works with the warmer insides of the daffodils.  It was fun and ill try it with other colors soon.

P.S.

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.

Scott Adams

Sunflowers & Oranges

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Today I wasn't feeling so great, but I had bought these sunflowers and I finally had to get up and paint them.  I love painting sunflowers so much oranges on the other hand I haven't practiced as much.

It's good to try new subjects to stretch yourself.  Painting still life helps you learn to see color. 

Just keep painting.. Embrace the Journey!

Hope you have a great Mother's Day!

Forever in my Heart

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These are roses from my garden here in Arizona!  But my memories go back to places when I was young like my mothers roses in her garden.  Or the Rose gardens in Stanley Park in Vancouver in July / Aug.  Roses are I think one of the most dramatic of the flowers and I will keep painting them till I can express them accurately!

Hope you enjoy!

Lemons & Daisies

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Painted this from a real life setup in my studio last night.  I really enjoy setting the flowers on the table without the case in the still life.  I will be working in a series of these because I find them fun and exiting to paint.  I hope this week is a super week of successful painting for all my painting friends and if not maybe a great time "learning" through painting.

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I dream of painting and then I paint my dream.

Vincent Van Gogh 

Daffodils

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8"x8" oil on linen board 

There is something just joyful about springtime.  I remember the cool fresh air when I would be out in the garden in Canada working away to clean up the winter debri.  It was such a reward to see my tulips and daffodils sprouting out of the dark wet soil.  I have learned to appreciate it more now that I live in the desert!  We have a different type of beauty here.  Well I hope you find joy in whatever you paint today!  Happy Painting😊

PS ~ The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.

Aristotle

Blue bird on Magnolia Branch

​Blue Bird on Magnolia Branch

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8"x8" oil on 0.5" cradled wood panel

The Eastern Blue Bird.  I painted this from a photo this bird is sitting on a blooming magnolia branch.  I tried to keep the background loose so as to not take attention away from our bird friend.

hope you enjoy!