Light From Behind

Light From Behind

I am enjoying painting these daisies again with different lighting and featuring all of the flowers this time.

6 x 6 in. oil on museum quality panel

Daisies Up Close

Daisies Up Close

These pink Gerber daisies have been so pretty and I decided to paint just a few of them instead of the whole arrangement. I may do more tomorrow.

6 x 6 in. oil on museum quality panel

Still Life With Pear

Still Life With Pear

This pear is trying to hide behind the blue cup but it doesn't seem to be working.  I love all these colors, especially the color of the tablecloth.

6 x 6 in. oil on museum quality panel

Easter Lily

Easter Lily

This is my response to the Daily Paintworks Challenge this week.

Happy Easter!

6 x 6 in. oil on museum quality panel

Afternoon Light

Afternoon Light

There is something about this little painting that I really love! I tried to figure out what exactly gives me such a good feeling when I look at it.  One of my favorite comments I ever received when I won an award in a juried show was from the judge who said "I felt like I was there!"  This painting so recalls the afternoon I was drawn to this scene that I feel as if I am back in that spot again. Paintings are powerful when they tug at our emotions, aren't they?

6 x 6 in. oil on museum quality panel

Wisteria 2

Wisteria 2

This is another one of the paintings from my plein air expedition recently to paint the climbing Wisteria vines that are blooming everywhere.  I was watching the Masters earlier and there was a beautiful scene from Augusta with Wisteria in the foreground. I found out when I was doing this painting just how fragrant it is. Soon its flowering will be ending and we'll have to wait a whole year to see it again.

6 x 6 in. oil on museum quality panel

En Regardant

En Regardant

This well fed bunny is ready for anything.  Except the annual egg hunt.

6 x 6 in. oil on museum quality panel

Dogwood Flowers

Dogwood Flowers

This is the state flower of North Carolina. They are simply magnificent.

6 x 6 in. oil  

en pensant

En Pensant

Do you wonder what this bunny is thinking about? Probably chocolate.

5 x 7 in. oil on canvas panel

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Azalea Gift

Azalea Gift

I'm here to say that Azalea bushes are always a great gift for the southern gardener.

There is always a spot that could use a couple more of these beauties.   They, and the Dogwood trees in bloom, are responsible for putting on the big landscape color show when spring arrives.

So thank you to our friends who presented us with two gorgeous specimens!

Remember, the Carolina Azalea Festival in Wilmington NC is April 11th-15th.

6 x 6 in. oil on panel