Pair of Iris Blossoms

8"x6"

Oil on Board

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I co-taught a class today in which we drew and painted some beautiful tulips. I was so enamored with painting flowers that I plucked these from their stems when I got home and painted them! I'm having a really hard time adjusting the color of this photo for some reason. The background has a lovely pale yellow color, not so reddish as it appears in my photo and the left iris is definitely purple--not dark blue.

"Ready to Plant, Too"

6"x6"

Oil on Board

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I sure appreciate the comments I received for yesterday's painting--thank you! I think one thing that amazes me is that the longer I study the pansies in painting them, the more personality they seem to have and there's just so much to see, I've just begun to scratch the surface. It's too cold to plant them, so I guess I'll get to paint them some more!

"Ready to Plant"

6"x6"

Oil on Board

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Inspired by those pansies by Roxanne Steed, I decided to try some of my own--I found them to be a challenge! Fun, though. . .

"The Last Petals"

10"x8"

Oil on Board

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A friend brought us these beautiful tulips--ruffly and interesting colors. I was getting ready to take them to the compost when I fell in love with the shapes and undulations of the withering petals and decided to paint them. I used a board primed with black gesso which was quite different. I really like how the black background makes me think about the edges I'm working with, but sometimes find it a challenge to get the intensity of color I want. I did have fun with the positive and negative shapes!