July Day Lily

 (Sold) 14 by 20 inches, Acrylic on wood panel

October Flower Garden

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Blue on Blue

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Over the years I must admit that my favorite subject matter in flowers is the iris, zinnia and rose.  

This newly painted iris is from some photo references from the Botanical Gardens in St Louis. 

Misty Flower Garden

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Sunflower Fields Forever

 Click to Bid, 26 by 28 inches, Acrylic on wood panel.

Sunflowers are one of my favorite flowers to paint. In this painting I like the contrast between the blue sky and yellow petals of the sunflower. Many of my pieces are painted on illustration board while this painting is done on wood panel. One advantage is that when displaying, no glass or glazing is required. 

Springtime iris

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Spring Blooms (Late April)

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I have a one and a half mile walking path through the woods near my home. I usually walk my two dogs along the path each morning. Last spring, I came upon these blooming dogwoods and used my I-Phone to take a number of photos. Those photos were used as references for this artwork. 

Pink Rose in Light Rain

 Click to Bid, 8 by 10 inches, Acrylic on acid free illustration board

This is the first time I've painted light rain. It was done with freehand airbrush. 

Raindrops on Roses

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I enjoyed painting the raindrops in this piece.
 

July Stripe Zinnia

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Our zinnia garden is in full bloom and I used reference photos from the garden to create this painting. I painted the edges of the lower flower leaf soft to provide a somewhat 3D aspect to the piece. 

Bearded Iris

 Click to Bid, 8 by 10 inches, Acrylic on acid free illustration board

My photo references for this piece are from a recent trip to the St. Louis Botanical gardens.

Magenta Zinnia

Click to Bid, 8 by 10 inches, Acrylic on acid free illustration board

The photo references for this painting are from our zinnia garden from last summer. 

Rainy Day Rose

(Sold), 8 by 10 inches, Acrylic on acid free illustration board

I used the airbrush to add the very soft background raindrops.

Pink Rose in the Rain

 Click to Bid, 8 by 9 inches, Acrylic on acid free illustration board.

Thank goodness I had just purchased a bottle of magenta acrylic paint. It made the color mixing much easier.

Rose After the Rain

(Sold) 8 by 10 inches, Acrylic on acid free illustration board

For many years I painted roses and was never happy with the end results. Things have changed and I'm happy with this finished piece.

Midsummer Zinnia

(Sold), 8 by 10 inches, Acrylic on acid free illustration board

Our zinnia garden was blooming nicely until late summer when the flower stems prematurely turned brown. Luckily I photographed them earlier in the summer and this painting is based on some of those photo references. 

Morning Sunflower

 Click to Bid, 8 by 10 inches, Acrylic on acid free illustration board

I recently visited a sunflower field with huge flowers. This painting is based on photos taken there. 

Red Hibiscus

Click to Bid, 11 by 14 inches, Acrylic on acid free illustration board.
I enjoy working with reds and greens in the same composition.

Lemon Yellow Iris with Pattern

Click to Bid,  8 by 10 inches,  Acrylic on acid free illustration board
I continue to experiment with patterns produced by using a scrapbooking rubber stamp.

Iris with Colorful Abstract

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We recently made a road trip to the Botanical Gardens in St. Louis Missouri.  The light was perfect for floral photography.  This iris painting is based on some of those photos.  I used a scrape book printing block to apply the black lines in the background.