Happy Spring! The first of this years tulips have begun to bloom at Raven House! These bulbs were purchased in Holland many many years ago, a gift from my parents. After a week of warm weather snow returned … what a crazy spring! The tulip painting that I am working on is coming along […]
Read MoreLove my messy watercolor pallet, so many fun colors that can be created! The little dishes are for creating pools of color that I will be using for the entire painting. At this time the only brush that I have used to paint on this tulip painting is a Cheap Joes #12 Round Golden Fleece […]
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Quietly in my studio, these tulips are coming to life. Working in small sections at a time my plan is to fill in all but the main tulip first.
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The snow has really melted as the tulip leaves continue to push up out of the ground. For years I have photographed Tulips with the idea of one day painting a tulip series. Recently I spent an afternoon going through my digital files, moving the tulip photos to one folder. It is over 5 1/2 […]
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Just as I was getting excited about starting this “tulip” series the snows came. It has continued to be cold and snowy all week. Too cold to work up in my studio. The tulips however don’t seem to be fazed by this cold, the leaves are continuing to push up out of the ground! This […]
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