Getting it Right: A Series of Changes to an 8 x 10" Tulip Painting

There's not much I can say about this except that I thought the painting was a bit darker and duller than I wanted it to be so I Thought about ways to brighten it up.

I wanted to be sure to stick to flowers that I grow in my garden so I decided to add daisies. Here I'm deciding where I want to place them.

I liked it better with the tulips but began to think they'd thrown off the balance.

I felt more changes needed to be made so I decided to pull my garden photos from spring and summer and add some lily of the valley to it.

It made it more interesting but I felt that I'd added too many blossoms, too close together but was afraid to tamper with it further right now.

I'm trying it under different lighting conditions and living with it a while before I make any more decisions on it.

Spirea, lilacs, lily of the valley and a bird

This spirea bush at the corner of the front yard is about 70 years old and needs a bit of pruning so that it will bloom more evenly next year. It adds a sweet, old fashioned charm to the place. Don't you think so?

Before the rain

I managed to get a few photos today before it rained and will be using them to make some cards with in the morning. Who knows? If it goes well they may spill into paintings too.