Painting Flowers in the Morning Light

I especially like to paint the narcissus in the morning light. When the sun goes through the petals. Here is...

I love Backlight!

So yes, the crocuses are the first ones to appear, the first ones to go as well.

A week later I drove by the crocus field to...

Painting That Big White Crocus!

This crocus has a wonderful origin story to it.
I was in my car moving slow, slower than footsteps, going home...

Painting Flowers.

Even with the same set-up, same flowers, same vase, same background, you can experiment endlessly. It's a very rewarding,...

Painting Flowers.

More paintings on the 8x8 inch panels. The reds and whites combine well.

I wrote below how I handle sizes, the size of the...

Painting Flowers.

I painted this one on a beach no less :) From the painting you can't see it obviously. Pic below.

I used the lilac paper again as...

Painting Flowers - Peonies

A good still life has a fascinating play of light. Sometimes you can catch it, sometimes not.

It's good to paint it,...

Painting Flowers.

White flowers in a cut off water bottle. It's simple to create a great subject without spending money on flowers or vases :)...

Painting Flowers - White Roses

Yes, people look at you when you're stealing these flowers from a public garden, but what can you do.

Hard to...

Painting Red Roses.

After a while, you'll find you don't have to buy new flowers again and again, because (in Spring) they'll be all around, there...