joyful art

  • Three dark orange flowers in a blue vase

    Three dark orange flowers in a blue vase. Doesn’t that just sound interesting? I like the flowers and I love the blue vase. One of my signature habits is adding blue to the painting. It may be on the leaves… Continue reading

  • How I paint flowers is my buisness.

    You bloom better when you mind your own business. That should be a T-shirt. It will be. I have been thinking about this. I was painting flowers as I always am. Going there to have shrimp tacos. It was a… Continue reading

  • Blooms of Magic and Whimsy

    I dedicate these abstract expressive flowers to all the blooms who encourage me to dream, wander and love. Of course, I mean my dear flowers. All of you have been wonderful too! I forgot about this painting and a few… Continue reading

  • Pink Floral Bouquet

    Not sure if you can tell but my hero color is blue. I think it’s called Winsor Blue? I used Neocolors to sketch the flowers. I have one maybe two layers on the roses. The blue roses have yet to… Continue reading

  • Orange Peace and Hope Roses

    Oh my! I completely forgot about Wednesday’s post entry. There’s a good reason! My interent was down and I was on the phone trying to fix it. The good news is I have. My blog post is a little late… Continue reading

  • Roses?

    Ok, so I never really appreciated the beauty of a rose. Roses. Typical. Right? I started noticing them last year. This year roses are huge and in such gorgeous colors. I want all this in my art, in my book?… Continue reading