'Iris in the Garden'
Oil 8 x 6
76/100
Day 76
March Showers, April Showers, May Showers...
Enough already! I have NEVER seen things so green and
plush in the garden, but because of all of the rain, the blooms
that do appear are only there for a short period of time
before the rain destroys them. The iris are especially
affected because of their delicate petals. I am so
glad that I got some photographs on a (somewhat)
sunny day so that I could paint them for my challenge.
Hoping for some consecutive sunny days so I can
get my garden planted, and also plant those flats of lovely
flowers sitting on my back porch just waiting to bloom
in the flower beds!
March Showers, April Showers, May Showers...
Enough already! I have NEVER seen things so green and
plush in the garden, but because of all of the rain, the blooms
that do appear are only there for a short period of time
before the rain destroys them. The iris are especially
affected because of their delicate petals. I am so
glad that I got some photographs on a (somewhat)
sunny day so that I could paint them for my challenge.
Hoping for some consecutive sunny days so I can
get my garden planted, and also plant those flats of lovely
flowers sitting on my back porch just waiting to bloom
in the flower beds!
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Claire Beadon Carnell
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10 comments:
HI Claire - lovely iris! We have the same issues here...lots of rain, lots of green - hopefully will make us soon happy plein air painters!
Such beautiful irises, Claire! I love that the two varieties grow right next to each other. What a beautiful garden you must have!
Lovely muted soft colors. We could use some of that rain here in San Antonio. We are in a severe drought with water restrictions.
Beautiful iris, Claire. The sun is shining today and rain's gone for awhile. It's time to paint outdoors! Have fun.
Thank you, Pattie - I am hoping that all of this lush foliage we are getting will also be quite beautiful this fall!
Thanks so much, Sherry. I have some gorgeous iris thanks to the generosity of some of my fellow gardening friends - nothing like sharing :)
Thank you for your comments, Virginia. Wish I could send you some of our rain - we have had over 19 inches in the past two and a half months, and we are expecting showers all next week... Such strange weather all around the world!
I hear you, Linda! Today I have the annual art exhibit for my students, so I won't have any time to paint...but you better believe I will be doing some tomorrow!
Soft and beautiful - Just lovely!
Lovely painting I love the spots of beautiful color.
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