Showing posts with label narcissus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label narcissus. Show all posts

Thursday, April 30, 2015

"White Lilacs and Narcissus" (oil on stretched canvas; 10" x 10" x 1 3/8")


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My days are busy keeping up with the fleeting beauty of spring flowers in my paintings, in addition to gardening and enjoying the weather!  I put white lilacs and narcissus from my garden in a painted porcelain vase and came up with this enchanting still life.  How active the background should be is the ongoing quest of mine this year; for this gentle still life, I went for a calm, smoky background.  By the way, painting lilacs is a kind of aromatherapy!


Dipping my feet in the cool creek water during the walk with my daughter. We seized the day!

Saturday, April 5, 2014

"Spring Miracles" (oil on linen; 12" x 12")


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Every spring is a miracle.  This spring feels more so than others.  In the studio scented with hyacinth, I transformed the first cuttings from my garden into a work of art.  The painting is filled with joy.