May Poppies
June 1, 2009
Picked a small bouquet of poppies and peonies. I love the colors of the warm orangish red in the poppies and the cool, delicate pinks of the peonies. The design is just a piece of the whole bouquet up close. more »
Posts Tagged “Flower”
Study For Oleanders
March 6, 2009
After setting up various still life items, I decided to do a small study and explore the design shapes and colors. Not having any fresh flowers, I used a picture of a bouquet. What excited me about this was the spring lemon-yellow-greens of Van Gogh’s “Oleanders”. I love this color and works well with the […] more »
Farmers’ Market
August 12, 2008
I spent part of the weekend at the Des Moines Farmers' Market, so no studio time. I did admire the exotic orchids there and other vendors who were selling beautiful floral bouquets. That's always inspiring for me! All those gorgeous vivid colors! My garden is flourishing as well, due to [...] more »
Magenta Cosmos
March 25, 2008
Cosmos are a very showy flower and I love the colors. more »
Four Grannies
January 26, 2008
I set up this still life in our sunroom and worked from the photo. The glassware still lifes are great to paint in winter when I don’t have the garden bouquets to do, and the quality of light is different in the winter. more »
Blue Bench Sunflowers
January 15, 2008
This is a floral bouquet of garden flowers set up on a bench. I have discovered there are many different varieties of sunflowers — the big, bold shapes are easy to paint and are eye catching bouquets. more »
Starburst Blaze
January 9, 2008
This is a floral bouquet of our garden sunflowers. Every year I plan my garden thinking of the bouquets to paint. I then set them up inside in direct sunlight, or outside on our front deck or gazebo in sunlight during different hours of the day to capture shadow patterns and sunlight on the flowers. more »
Delicate Blossoms
February 7, 2007