Magnolias, ginger jars, ikebana, cherry blossoms they all just go together, and I have taken to painting branches of magnolia blooms and I have taken to combining all of these elements in my subject matter. I find jugs and jars I love the shape of and turn them into a Chinese vessel with a little…
Nasturtiums
These lovely plants, with their unique greenery and vibrant intensely bright yellow, orange, and red flowers, and their lush, round leaves are also edible and incredibly delicious. When it came to eating these plants, nasturtiums weren’t consumed until it was taken to the East, where they were eaten and used for tea. Nasturtium carries a…
Pink Magnolias
Magnolias have the most delicious sweet fruity smell that can fill a block a mile long. Most magnolias flower on bare stems in late winter/spring, producing beautiful creamy-white flowers for many months. The gorgeous white saucer shaded blooms have a light to deep pink or purplish-pink colour to their petals. Close-ups
Bachelors button
Did you know that another name for the cornflower is the bachelors button. The name, Bachelor’s Button, may have arisen during Victorian times when the flowers were often placed in the button holes of men’s suit coats. In his 1851 book, The Flower Garden, Joseph Breck dismisses them as a common weed known as Blue…
A summer garden on canvas
A dear friends daughter comes to my art studio for painting lessons. We paint together twice a week in the afternoons after school. To be honest, I am not sure who gets the most out of those lessons, but let us suffice to say, we both have a lot of fun together. This last Saturday…
Lilacs
Lilacs By Amy Lowell Lilacs,False blue,White,Purple,Color of lilac,Your great puffs of flowersAre everywhere in this my New England.Among your heart-shaped leavesOrange orioles hop like music-box birds and singTheir little weak soft songs;In the crooks of your branchesThe bright eyes of song sparrows sitting on spotted eggsPeer restlessly through the light and shadowOf all Springs.Lilacs in…
Farewell to our precious studio doggie Mr Pepper
Sadly, Mr Pepper is no longer with us. We have said goodbye to a very precious soul, our best friend, constant companion and Plips partner in crime for 17 years – Mr Pepper aka Studiodoggie. He was loved, entitled and oh so spoiled. In return he gave us more than we could possibly have asked…
Another tank puppy
This rhino will be on its way to Europe as soon as the varnish dries. THANK YOU FOR YOUR DONTATION All proceeds from my rhino paintings go to the conservation and protection of rhinos. The pandemic has challenged many financially, and these non profit organisations are dependent on donations from us for their success and…
Summer
Summer in Europe (June, July and August) is the warmest time of year, when landscapes and flowers are at their most vibrant and the days are at their longest. And lets not forget all those busy bees and other pollinators.
Violaceous lilacs
I love lilacs for so many reasons, their beautiful blooms, their exquisitely pungent perfume, and most of all their colour. I was trying to think of all the colour names that come to mind when painting lilacs…. Lavender, violet, plum, magenta, amarinthine blue, violet amethyst, mulberry, mauve, periwinkle, purple, pomegranate, wine red, lilac, white
Be my zest
I absolutely love home made lemonade as well as painting lemons, and on a hot summers day the two go hand in hand. This lemonade recipe is simple, uncomplicated and is wonderful for a special occasion, or a just because event on one of those balmy summer evenings. Ingredients 1 ¾ cups white sugar 8 cups…
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