Behind the studio
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More lilies! These hardy lilies have traveled with us to our current house. They've been blooming brightly every spring for at least the past 12+ years. They are patio lilies and spent the first few years in a container. Several years ago I gave them their own spot in the garden. I think they have earned it with their faithful spring blooms. : – )
I love their colors!
They inspired one of my paintings ten years ago.
Enjoy the rest of your day!
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I'm painting for a client this week, but I do have my camera out to capture what is in bloom. Got to be quick with some of these spring flowers to get a good photo before they're gone until next year. The Miss Kim variety of lilacs are flowering with their heavenly scent permeating the yard. They are a small lilac, getting about 3 – 4 feet in height at maturity. I have them paired near bigger, later blooming lilacs on the hillside, making the hill look like it's cascading with lilacs. Enjoy!
Enjoy the rest of your day!
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Aren't these irises beautiful?!! They are blooming in my yard this week. I wanted to capture the colors and a close up of each for future paintings. Enjoy!
Love the purple. This would make a great photo to work from when painting.
This Siberian Iris came from my parent's yard, making it all the more special.
I love the being able to see the center and the vein lines in this photo.
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May is a wonderful month for flowers in bloom here in Pennsylvania. I try to grab my camera and capture all of the blooms before they are gone until next year. Ticks are the only things that make me hesitate before charging into the garden to get a great photo. Is there really any reason for ticks to exist? Other than to gross me out….. This week the weigela are in bloom. The flowers are like miniature trumpets of pink. I just love the leaves on the 2 – 4 photos. Eventually they will be featured in future paintings. Enjoy!
The above Weigela is the Wine and Roses variety
Aren't those leaves fantastic?! They look like I took a paintbrush to them.
This weigela is the Verigated Weigela
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Two weeks ago I picked up a container of frostbitten pansies for $1 at Lowes. The flowers had been pinched off leaving just the leaves. Pansies can handle the frost and will reflower. I was curious what color they would be. What a treat when they bloomed – take a look:
I've taken lots of photos and am sketching these wonderful beauties for later paintings. Can't wait to paint them!