The holidays have been wonderful...but busy.  I am so happy to be able to settle down to a painting day!  A cozy fire, my two dogs at my feet, a glass of wine....what more could you ask for?

A couple of months ago I did this painting but things started to bother me with it.  I just couldn't get past the issues that I felt it had.  Today I reworked it quite substantially.  I am much more satisfied with it now.  Hope you don't mind the changes!

Red Roses and Green Grapes     28x22  o/c

 This morning I went in search of flowers to paint...the florist was closed and Meijers had a lot of really awful "glow-in-the-dark" colorized flowers that I think are just gaudy.  Anyway, not something I wished to paint!  I settled on a small bouquet of red roses. I had so much fun with the larger one last time so I decided to go with that size again.

Red Roses and Green Grapes   24x30    oil

I took on a real challenge today!  Not only is the canvas pretty large...24x30, but I also worked with a very different color palette for me.  I wanted to express these soft hydrangeas with a color palette that would be neutral enough to keep the mood very restful.  It was fun to attempt the challenge!  I hope you like what I have done with it!

Soft White Hydrangeas   24x30 oil