Peonies

Happy New Year! I felt like celebrating the end of a tough year painting something I love--flowers. They are painted from the same bouquet of peonies, but two different angles. The brighter is also painted on a black gessoed panel, much looser. Can't decide which I like better, how about you?

9x12 on 1/8" museum quality panel
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8x8 on 1/8" museum quality panel
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Napa Bikes

Had an amazing trip to San Francisco and Napa this past summer. I love outdoor adventures, and this is especially true while traveling. My friend and I decided to rent bikes and ride from Napa to Yountville; such a great way to see the vineyards up close while getting a little exercise. We would stop and get photos along the way, and one of my favorites was of our bikes parked in the shade next to these beautiful flowering trees.

9x12 on 1/8" museum quality panel
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Just Because

I love this softer color palette with the bright pops of orange. For this painting I used a very limited palette of five colors and white: cadmium yellow medium and light, sap green, alizarin crimson, and cerulean. It makes for such nice color harmony.

Continue to enjoy painting the flower bouquets using my palette knives. They require a LOT of paint on these larger canvases (although this particular one isn't too large) to get that thickness and those great knife marks. Enjoy!

12x16 oil on 7/8" gallery wrapped canvas

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