Ice Follies narcissus are one of the two cultivars of daffodils that are earliest to bloom in the garden each spring.
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Ice Follies narcissus are one of the two cultivars of daffodils that are earliest to bloom in the garden each spring.My daughter, Naomi, and is growing so fast. As she matures each year, I am inspired to capture her in a painting.
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This painting of dahlias in a soft glazed bowl in front of a vintage blue and white quilt is an expression of a quiet moment on a sunny afternoon. To me, the essence of the art of slow living.
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A new year full of new opportunities, however I would be remiss if I did not take time to reflect on all the good that occurred in 2018.
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Peaches and Quilt
Whenever I want to revel in color and luscious and thick paint, I paint peaches. There is something so warm and yummy about painting peaches.
Emotionally peaches remind me of summer and my grandfather
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Sunburst Lemon Aura Sunflower
A lovely new hybrid sunflower growing in my garden this summer.
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"Sisa" Dahlias
It is always exciting when flowers I dreamed about and ordered in the spring begin blooming. This year I ordered 23 different dahlia tubers, and the variety "Sisa" is the first to really take off and bloom for me.
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Friendship
This is a painting of my daughter, Naomi, with her friend, Kiaya. They were two-year-olds when they first met in September 2013, and they have regularly been weekly playmates since then.
This double portrait is my personal exploration of their friendship, and a summer-time play date from last June (2016).
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Morning Ramble
Last year in early June, my old garden was blooming well. Sweet Williams had taken over a corner of my flowerbeds, the chives I had separated and planted in a row, trying to create a bordering edge the year before were a riot of blooms, and everything else was green and lush. The garden was getting ready for the height of late June.
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Ringtone and Flower Record Daffodils
In my quest to always paint the flowers that I grow in my garden, about three years ago, I began reading more about gardening. The magazine that has had the most influence on me in the last few years is the British periodical, "Gardens Illustrated" and as a result of religiously reading this magazine from cover to cover, I have begun to realize how helpful it is to use the correct names for the different plants and flowers I grow.
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