No. 802 Shropshires with Blue Jar

Shropshires with Blue Jar

Oil on Gessorbord

12" x 12"

Did I mention how prolific my Shropshire rose bush was? :) 

In this painting, I'm super proud of how the upper left rose turned out. 

No. 801 Shropshires with Golden Goblet

Shropshires with Golden Goblet

Oil on Canvas Panel

9 x 12

It was hard to keep up with all the roses that bush produced this year.

No. 800! Bountiful Harvest

Bountiful Harvest

Oil on Gessobord

12 x 12

My Shropshire roses really out did themselves this year. They kept me on my toes too as I tried to capture just a bit of their beauty.

No. 799 Return to the Tetons

Return to the Tetons

Oil on Canvas Panel

9" x 12"

This was painted from a photo I took a few years ago in the gorgeous Tetons. Who knew Wyoming could be so beautiful? It was painted as a class demo. This photo doesn't do it justice but I'm really pleased how well the painting turned out.

If you are in the Mill Creek area stop by and say "hi" at the Mill Creek Festival this weekend. It's my first time having a booth there and I'd love to see some friendly faces.

For more information on the festival click HERE.

On an entirely separate note, a shout out to Sister Florence, my aunt-in-law and one of my most faithful blog followers. She's not is not doing so well these days and I just wanted to say thank you for looking at all my posts and telling me how much you enjoy them. It means a whole lot to me. Lots of love to you, Sister!

No. 798 Clouds and Tulips

Clouds and Tulips

Oil on Gessobord

7" x 5"

Oh yes, it was a tulip bonanza this year.

No. 797 Pop Those Peonies!

Pop Those Peonies!

Oil on Gessobord

6" x 6"

My students have been bringing in the most gorgeous bouquets of flowers to paint.

Sometimes I get to paint them too. Sometimes I get to just soak them in.

Either way, lucky, lucky me!!

Most importantly, they've been doing a splendid job painting them.

Cool door knocker in Vence.

No. 796 Tuips with Coffee 2

Tulips with Coffee 2

Oil on Canvas Board

6" x 8"

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  I will be participating in three festivals this summer. The first one is July 8th and 9th in Mill Creek. With that in mind, I've been trying to beef up my inventory of small paintings. This was painted earlier this spring when tulips seemed to be everywhere. I have a lot more small paintings to share and you may have noticed I'm super close to blog post 800. So look out for a posting burst in the very near future.

More photos from my trip to France:

Matisse's Museum in Nice.

 A close up of one of the planters. Love the green against the red of the building.

A church nearby.

A close up of the detail above the entryway complete with pigeons.