California Flower

Blooming In San Diego, 5 x 7 " oil on panel ©2013, Fay Terry

I love it when my kids send me photos and this gorgeous flower was painted about a week ago when I received this picture while they were in California. I forgot to post it so here it is in all its glorious color.

I am working hard in the studio and happy with what is happening at the easel.

Thanks for commenting and looking at what I paint!

What A View

Ant In Paradise, 8 x 8 " oil on panel, ©2013, Fay Terry

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I was taking pictures of the Hibiscus tree out on the deck and later realized I had gotten a great photo of this ant. I thought about Carol Marine's recent painting of a gorgeous rose with a bug on it and decided  to  give this a try. 

I am really pleased with how it turned out.

Blooming Now

Tropical Treat, 6 x 6 " oil on panel, ©2013, Fay Terry

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This is blooming outside my kitchen windows and is the same type of Hibiscus that is the state flower of Hawaii.  These are tropical plants and do best in tropical conditions.  They do not tolerate frost well but they are so gorgeous even people in Canada and Eastern Europe grow them and bring them inside for the winter.

I love how regal the flowers are, always standing so straight and tall above the leaves.

Jenn's Hibiscus

Jenn's Hibiscus

This is from a beautiful yard in Charlotte and I painted from a photo.  It was really fun to observe all the variations in color on the delicate petals of this flower.  Since each flower only lasts for a day, it is intriguing to see how many blooms there are each morning, some days many, and some days just a few.  Happy Summer! Let's take time to enjoy it with all it's many wonders.

6 x 8 in. oil on museum quality panel

Hibiscus In Bloom

Hibiscus In Bloom
These are the days... and nights of glorious summer.  So much to take in and enjoy with all the wonderful sights, sounds, and aromas of life in the outdoors.  This is the largest bloom on the potted Hibiscus on the back porch.  Two more Hibiscus plants on the front porch are filled with large peachy flowers.  They are hard to resist as painting subjects, even though I know that there is no paint color or brush stroke that even begins to do justice to their magnificence.

6 x 6 in. oil on gessoboard