Reds of summer

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It has been warm and sunny the month of June and raining during the week which is great for the weekend.   Everything is green and lush from mother nature no watering required from the hose.  Sounding pretty good... yet these conditions weren't the best for ripening strawberry's a little moist on the ground and rotting some fruit.  Still managed to pick some good berries. This year froze compote so that we can enjoy it on crepes whenever out sweet tooth needs a fix.

Rose challenge

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Could not pass up a pretty rose this is a DPW Challenge painting.  After losing my studio for 10 days for some wall work then running out of hard board my first attempt was on a linen panel that was purchased to try ...hmmm, didn't like it so after painting on it for two days it went in the garbage.   Located one 8 x 8 inch gessoed hardboard to start over on.  Originally the background was part of the painting it seemed to busy and distracting from the rose for my liking.

Pink grapefruit

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Pink grapefruits are my favorite along with sausage links so when a challenge to paint citrus fruits came up it was just a matter of not eating it first.  On this day blackberries were a great addition.  Anyone play Free Cell Solitaire? It's a card game that I play while eating breakfast, then it's into the studio to paint.

Two tulips

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The idea of this painting was to capture realism and fade into more of an impression.  One this one I left some hard edges the soft edges were faded with brush strokes.  Another method is to use pure color in the focal area then use varying degrees of grayed colors to fade away.

Gladiolus squared

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Flowers are always fun for me to paint so had to try them in this 4 inch size.  This was my last board and in the future this size may get used again.  The 6 inches seemed small when I started however you get comfortable with what is familiar and it's good to break away once in awhile and change things up. 

Enduring

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What a toughie still hanging around after a week of hard frost.  These could become my favorite flower if they were a perennial.   I purchased some yellow daisies this year that make me think they are getting pretty close to developing a similar breed.  My horticulture skills are very limited.  Gardening is my willingness to pull weeds and play in the dirt.  The blooming of the flowers is what excites me and makes the work worthwhile.

Watermelon slices

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Summer just flew by and moving into fall but can't let it all go yet way to many paintings that didn't get on the easel yet. Tomorrow it is going to be 90 degree's at last an Indian Summer we haven't had one of those for awhile.

Still single

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The same tulip in a different pose.

Were up

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These tulips are from my very own garden.I decided to remove all the background clutter..

Another rose

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Similar to autumn rose yet very different,  you can tell by the center petals they twirl around each other creating movement in the composition.

Rose III

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Still painting rose's, they have such subtle color changes that have such a powerful impact.

Autumn rose III

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This rose has so many interesting shapes and colors.  The stem and leaves have their own character that enhances the overall effect.

Autumn Rose II

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This is my second autumn painting and there is snow today. Hmm,  it better go away, fall is my favorite season it can't end yet.

Gladly pastel

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Soft pastel colors feel soothing, airy and relaxing.  This was my mood today.

Autumn rose

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It had been over a year since my last visit to a florist and recently there has been two visit's in the last month. What a surprise to find another beautiful rose perfect for the fall season.  

Rose II

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This rose was beautiful from every angle.

Rose

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Roses are not my favorite flower until this one came along.  I stopped at a florist to check on discount flower day, thinking ahead for winter months, look what they had for me, a lucky day indeed.

Gladiolus spotlight

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Each flower has it's own beauty and there are so many to choose from on just one stem.