GIFTS FROM THE WOODLAND

I'm sort of channeling Georgia O'Keeffe with this little Wood Anemone. She is best known for her enlarged flowers. By magnifying her subject, she emphasized shape & color, & brought attention to the tiny details within a little flower. With our busy lives, we haven't the time to see such a tiny flower. To SEE, takes time!

POPPY INSPIRATIONS

                                               From my first visit thru the English countryside, memory of endless meadows of wild poppy have always stayed with me. So when my rep mention that Poppy is trending, I drop everything & started some new ideas for a Poppy collection.

It's not a project I can wait, mainly because my neighbor, Etsuko's Poppy garden is in full bloom. For my illustration, finding the right reference is half the job. 

I've travel far & wide to visit famous gardens. I have yet to come across a Poppy garden that can match her Poppy collection. Here's a few pictures to inspire the gardener in you!

APPLE BLOSSOM

I like the line from art critic John Ruskin, to "paint the leaves as they grow"...

CUSTOM POSTAGE STAMP

 Fooling around with some old pansy sketches this week. Found a little time to update my COTTAGEWEDDING collection. With my new pansy line, I included some custom postage stamp. Would a bride pay double to personalize their wedding suit?? Maybe I'm on the right track. This morning, I came upon an article on Envelopments new line. Even a big company is using zazzle.com to coordinate with their line of paper products.

FROM MY GARDEN

Spring brings on so many inspirations, one leads to another... a fresh bouquet from my garden enhances a painting, or any corner.

FROM MY GARDEN

weeping japanese cherry blossom from my garden and sketchbook...

FROM MY GARDEN

a magnolia branch in a vase, pure simple joy to see it on my breakfast table...