Picking Flowers and Painting in the Garden

The Summer Studio

This little basket fits nicely on the seat of my walker and holds outdoor paints, brushes, a pitcher of water, rag and a paint tray.

 This chair was cute painted red but I couldn't resist adding a bit more color to it. 

I'm starting to like it better already and I plan to make the border around the edge of the mesh into red and white checks to match the dishes and table linens I'll be using this summer. Will I stop there? Keep reading and watching to see what else happen with this project.

Taking your paints to the garden

When painting Bird or Butterfly houses and Dala Horses I use outdoor acrylic paints in small bottles. There are a lot of ways to carry those around but the best I've found is this divided basket that my cousin gave me.

It came full of cups and saucers to sit on a kitchen counter or dining room buffet but since I don't get a lot of company I put the dishes in the cabinet and took the basket to work with me.

This keeps my supplies organized and ready to go anywhere. I hope she doesn't mind the fact that I've re purposed it. I'm glad that it both looks and works great. Thanks again to everyone that makes it possible for me to keep on painting and gardening.

Lily Paintings, Windy day in the garden