Summer's First Bloom

Jun 10, 2020

Ahh, Summer!Warm days, lots of sunshine and green grass.  These are the days we all look forward to every year.Once we were locked down at the end of February, I began to plan my vegetable garden, but I have a small garden where I have planted roses - eight to be exact!  Five are fragrant English roses and big with bees. You will find: Lavender Lassie, Chicago Peace, Abraham Darby, Between two thundershowers, my Lavender Lassie bloomed.  I ran outside with my easel and ...

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In the Pink

Jun 01, 2020

Pink and purple are one of my favorite colors, so you can imagine it is even more fun to create a beautiful painting where they are the stars. They are always fantastic and the feeling I get when I look at the painting is the equivalent of a warm glow. It puts a smile on my face each and every time.When I first saw the lilies, at the Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park on Grand Cayman, I just knew I would paint them. The colors are just delicious and - dare I say this - ...

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