Tulip Painting 1 update
Love 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 …
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It is moving along
Progress
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.
Beginnings
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 …
More Snow
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 …
snow
Guess winter is not over yet. Snow has arrived and covered the tulip leaves. Debated about waiting, but decided that I have lots of photo reference and will move forward …
Waiting & Watching
A few years ago I discovered blumex parrot tulips and I felt a deep urge to paint them. After much research I found a source for blumex tulips and ordered …
“Tropical Dream”
Do you dream in color? I do! Often I find myself dreaming of tropical places, warm sandy beaches, lush vegetation and fragrant flowers. That was my inspiration for “Tropical Dream”, …
“Ancient”
“Ancient” – 29 x 21″ watercolor finished in November of 2017. Often when I think that am finished with a painting I will put it away for a while. Later, …
Sun Blessing
Every year in December we celebrate the return of the suns light with the Winter Solstice. It marks the shortest day of the year and beginning of more sunlight each …