Upcoming Art Show and Flowers!

     Happy Spring....even though it is currently snowing here in central Alberta ha.  Vibe Arts on Vancouver Island is having a spring art show called "Florescence".  It opens a week from now and is featuring four of my new floral paintings.
     Over the winter I have been busy sketching and painting flowers that have a bit of meaning or some type that I have growing in my garden.  Please have a read of the little blurbs following each photo below.  Enjoy!     

"Floral Study 14125", a 30 inches by 30 inches. This painting is inspired by a beautiful Azealia bush that was growing in the garden at our last house.  It was the "Northern Hi-Lights" variety, a sweet cold hardy one that could thrive in our Canadian climate and in the shady part of the property.

"Floral Study 14225", 36 inches by 36 inches.  At our last property we had an apple tree that usually had great blooms in spring. I worked to capture the translucence of the delicate white petals with touches of pink at the edges as the sun shone on the blossoms. The deer loved to come by to take advantage of the apples that dropped to the ground in the fall constantly setting off the driveway alarm so you knew they were there. 

"Floral Study 13925", 24 inches by 24 inches.  This painting developed from sketches and photos of fuchsias that were part of a Mother's Day potted plant that my son Ray and daughter-in-law Krystle gave to me.  So nice to be living near them now!

"Floral Study 13925", 24 inches by 24 inches.  We have moved around a few times over the years and each time we do I save seeds from this particular coneflower called "Indian Summer" so I can grow it again at the next place.   I first fell in love with it over 20 years ago in my sister Linda's garden.  A beautiful variety that reminds me of her and the home I grew up in where she now lives.