Fearless Friday, Summer Blooms

Flowers are a passion, and when I see a pretty arrangement like this one by my friend Pam from Everyday Living, my first thought is I want to paint that! So I did~ Let me show you the steps I printed out a collage of photos that I want to paint, including Pam’s arrangement I … Continue reading

Limelight Hydrangeas with Acrylic

It has been an unusually rainy week at the beach, so I haven’t been able to paint on the porch I have been watching Wimbledon and reading which I’ve really enjoyed, but sadly I’ve no new paintings to share Limelight Hydrangeas are one of my favorite summer flowers They are at their peak right now, … Continue reading

Fearless Friday, Hydrangea Vase

I did very little artwork during the holidays and just like anything else, when you stop or reduce time spent, you get rusty… I decided to do a quick and loose watercolor to get back in the groove This was painted from a photo by my friend Pam from Everyday Living She and her fellow … Continue reading

Tablescapes, Hydrangea Garden

  It’s been so hot and stormy in the “city,”  I created a garden inside overflowing with all things pretty         It’s full of hydrangeas, a frog, and dragonflies… and inside I can count on always clear skies         Big fat blooms fill the centerpiece tray       … Continue reading

Tablescapes, Summer Goodbye

  This is officially the last summer weekend around here, Next weekend is Labor Day in the USA, a holiday, Plus the start of college football and lots of good cheer             Labor Day is considered the beginning of Fall, even though our temperatures won’t be dropping much at all… … Continue reading

Tablescapes, Flowers and Flamingos

  Flowers, Flamingoes and a lot of pink things          Memories of my Mom this shade of pink brings       And what Mom wouldn’t like a trip to the tropics         And a pretty place to dine and discuss many topics         A teacup … Continue reading

Tablescapes, Pink Kisses

  Happy Valentine’s Day!         My sweet daughter and son in law gave me these gorgeous flowers last weekend         Pinky red tulips and a hydrangea, plus a white and pale pink hydrangea, in a frosted hot pink vase… Swoon!         Tones of red, pinks and … Continue reading

Fearless Friday, Pam’s Hydrangeas

My painting inspiration today came from Pam at Everyday Living, a long time blogging friend and a fellow Alabamian     Pam and her “Renaissance Man” have the most incredible garden which she often posts about.  I am always drooling over her gorgeous blooms and I hope she doesn’t mind that I borrowed a photo … Continue reading

Tablescapes, Blooming Watering Cans

This table was inspired by a watering can full of flowers     The result, no doubt, of April Showers     Things in my garden are starting to bloom     We took out some old bushes so there’s plenty of room     In late February the yard looked like this  ⬆️   … Continue reading

Home Decor, Blooming Birdcage

It’s August It’s HOT Summer blooms are fading away I had two hydrangea blooms begging to come inside But, alas, only two… So I mixed them with some dried ones from summers past, and a couple of faux blooms And ended up with this Blooming Birdcage It was too big for my kitchen island so … Continue reading