A New Look to the Garden

I love this hosta border along my path from the house to the garden.

Here are a few small pots of marigolds to brighten things up into the fall.  I always try to time things so there is always something new to look forward to.

The mobile flower bed is full of broccoli and strawberries now.

It's difficult to see in this photo but there's a lovely mix of yellow, orange and purple in this flower bed.

The orange lilies are a sure sign that summer is nearly over.

It's amazing how much the garden changes each time one of the other flowers bloom. Now that the whites of the lily of the valley and violas have stopped blooming we're treated to a show of yellow and purple with the lilies and hosta.

The Lemon Lilies are blooming now, they were a gift from my Mother and make me smile all over again each year they come back.

Down the Rabbit Hole Again/Changing Styles

A second 12 by 12 inch abstract painting:

 A nice easy start with a few basic colors.

Defining a few areas of bolder colors.

A few images of my favorite things.

Sometimes it helps to see it from a different angle.

Still don't know where this is going but am enjoying
the ride anyway.

 Still conflicted between the abstract painting and the little landscapes I've been doing so they begin to merge together.

 When I came to this house I had over 90 paintings that I had painted over the years. I've gotten rid of most of them so i could make a fresh start.

It felt so good to finish this. I feel that it really sums up how much I love my flowers and garden as well as the birds who come for he rose hops and the raspberries. We all love the garden an stop by for lunch whenever we can.

The Latest Floral

The canvas used for this was one of the ones left over from my last session of abstract painting.

I kept the abstract on the 12 x 12 inch and used the 8 x 10 for this. The 5 x 7 became a tiny painting of my front flower bed.

After I painted the first few flowers, I placed the centers for the next few flowers so that I could check the placement of them.

I wasn't sure about the top left corner of the painting so I placed a leaf over the blank spot, but I didn't like that either.

One more daisy solved the problem nicely.