Botanical Inspiration on a grey Monday

I love botanical for its own sake. This little white Ranunculus from last week is the inspiration for a little brainstorming on the computer this Monday.

Different elements are layer onto the little painting to create a new design. These 2  butterflies are on separate layers. As seperate layers, I'm able to freely play with the arrangement & position of them in my composition... till I found a combination that works.

working up some hand lettering

Some mornings, I can work up an entire new collection. Other mornings, I can't make anything happen on the computer.

WINTER BLOOMS

Whenever my ramblings take me thru the Hudson Valley…I like to stop at Battenfeld's in Red Hook, NY for some fresh blooms.

Nothing more inviting than greenhouses full of Hybrid Anemones & Rananculus in the middle of winter.

self serve fresh blooms in the cooler

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FRESH BOUQUET

Variations on one theme, bouquet from last week.

Messy pastel, the shape of the pastel stick makes it easy to form the shape of the round Ranunculus.

oil sketch

Digital tricks with photoshop layers: flower fairy & butterfly came from my archive.

BUTTERCUP ILLUSTRATION

these little buttercups are really lovely, up close

CONTE SKETCH

Exploring the velvety potential of CONTE CRAYON. This is just the tool I need to express the velvety petals of this Anemone bouquet.

SUMMER FLORALS

Another northeaster for us. Thank goodness for colorful magazines. This sketch comes from flipping thru my country living magazine. I could almost smell the scent from this summer bouquet.

FROM THE GARDEN

Love these generous hours of summer....it's hard to draw a distinct line between my studio time & my time in the garden.

HOLLYHOCK

Hollyhock remains one of my favorite summer flower, for growing & painting.

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...

PHOTOSHOP

Way too nice to be in my studio. With the magic of photoshop, I manage to create a few new designs for the day...off for the day! These images are from my sketchbooks.

CHANGING SEASONS

What would artist do without the changing season