No. 452 the Antique Rose Farm

 

 

Antique Rose Farm #1

Oil on Gessobord

6" x 6"

I decided the other day that I wanted to improve my ability to paint roses. To do that meant focusing on just roses for awhile. What a great excuse to buy roses! But when I looked at the roses in the store they just seemed to have no character. Where to find roses to make you swoon? The Antique Rose Farm of course! My timing was perfect. The roses were their peak.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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No. 451 Mini on the Snohomish

 

Mini on the Snohomish

Oil on Canvas Panel

3" x 5"

I caught a glimpse of a place I thought would be great to paint as I drove through Snohomish the other day. So on the next available afternoon, I drove down with great excitement only to discover it wasn't so hot after all. How disappointing! I had just enough time to paint this mini at my fail safe spot before having to return home.

 

 

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No. 450 Silver Creamer with Gerber

 

 

 

 

Silver Creamer with Gerber

Oil on Gessobord

6" x 6"

 

 

I was very happy to discover this silver creamer in an antique store in Snohomish. Gosh, I like shiny things. The gerber daisy is from one of my flower boxes. I don't usually grow them but the intense color and long life of the flowers make them pretty irresistible. Now I just need to learn how to keep from killing the plants!

 

 

 



No. 449 Practicing Peonies #3

 

 

 

Practicing Peonies No. 3

Oil on Linen Panel

5" x 7"

 

My favorite peony study this year.


 

No. 448 Midnight the Cat

 

 

 

 

 Midnight

Oil on Linen Panel

5" x 7"

 

 

A portrait of my sister's beloved pet. I have to admit I borrowed this idea of putting a fun pattern in the background from Diane Heoptner. If you would like to see some of her beautiful cat portraits, click here.



No. 447 Practicing Peonies 2

 

 

 

Practicing Peonies No. 2

Oil on Linen Panel

7" x 5"

 

 

Second attempt at painting Shelly and Phil's peonies. Same location on the back deck. We have had some truly beautiful weather this spring. Makes you wonder what the summer will be like....

 

 



No. 446 Practicing Peonies No. 1

 

 

 

 

Practicing Peonies No. 1

Oil on Linen Panel

7" x 5"

 

 

Neighbors to the rescue once again! These magnificent flowers were growing in Shelly and Phil's yard. A huge thank you to them for letting me have a few stems to practice with. I had a lovely afternoon painting these while on the back deck.

 

 

 

No. 445 The Forgotten One

 

 

 

 

Double Tulips in Glass Vase

Oil on Canvas Panel

5" x 7"

 

 

I rediscovered this painting the other day. I was pleasantly surprised after remembering to be a big disappointment. I'm much happier with it now then when I painted it. It's nice when that happens. :)

 



No. 441 Mini Oranges

 

 

Mini Oranges

Oil on Canvas Panel

4" x 4"

 

 

A quick little painting I created while staying at our cabin on Whidbey Island. I'm very pleased with this little thing. I really like the loose, painterly quality and would like to paint this way more often. After consulting Elizabeth on how to keep this style on larger paintings, we agreed that much larger brushes were needed. Shucks, I'm going to have to order some new brushes. :)

 

 

No. 440 Tulips with Silver Goblet

 

 

 

Tulips with Silver Goblet and Wooden Bowl

Oil on Linen Panel

5" x 7"

 

 

Sometimes you win, sometimes you loose. For the life of me I couldn't get a good photo of this painting. Which is really a shame because I'm pretty proud of that silver goblet. :)

 



No. 439 Tulips in Silver Sugar Bowl

 

 

 

 

Tulips in Silver Sugar Bowl

Oil on Canvas Panel

8" x 8"

 

 

Flowers with double petals, so very beautiful and so very, very hard to paint. I can't help myself. I've always been fascinated by the layer upon layer of loveliness in these magnificent specimens. So, I will keep on trying.....

 

 



No. 438 Cherry Blossoms in Glass Vase

 

 

 

 

Cherry Blossoms in Glass Vase

Oil on Linen Panel
5" x 7"

I'm way behind on posting paintings!  This one was painted well over a month ago. The cherry blossoms are long gone now. Still, it's nice to have this little reminder.