Hibiscus High

oil 8x16 inches magnify/purchase The landscaping in our neighborhood includes some big hibiscus bushes. A beautiful day, going for a walk, and BAM! Look at those flowers reaching up to that beautiful Southern California sky!!! I snapped a bunch of shots with my iphone, and here we have a painting. Hope you are having a wonderful summer. This might be for sale at a later date.

Bottled Hibiscus SOLD

oil on canvas panel 6x6 inches

This pretty little recycled glass bottle came from a shop in Yosemite. You can't see much of it here, but it's sure to show up again in future paintings. This painting was interrupted about half way through by ...UGH...a dentist appointment! I had to finish after dark which left none of that nice sunshine needed to photograph it. This is my lame excuse for not posting yesterday. Blame it on the dentist...or any of the five (count 'em) health related appointments I've had in the last 48 hours. Getting older is the pits, but I can still paint! Can't complain.

Hibiscus SOLD

oil on canvas panel 8x6 inches

It was SO good to get back to painting this morning! When I started to tone my canvas an unexpected glee hit me...kinda like a drink of water when you're really thirsty. Know what I mean? This is a flower off my backyard hibiscus which is finally blooming its heart out. It took a lot of patience and fertilizer to get this to happen, so I decided to celebrate with paint.

Idaho Flowers

watercolor on paper 9x13 inches

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I painted this from a photo reference taken while visiting our son and his family in Meridian, Idaho last summer. You would think these are hibiscus, but not in Idaho of course. I don't know what they are, but the bush was bigger than me and just covered with these spectacular blooms. The painting is much more vibrant than this photo. I need to get better at shooting and editing my photos! Suggestions, anyone?