This painting was a piece that I painted for our son Christopher and his wife Rita. I named it “Wedding Day” because it has the colors of their wedding in it. The painting has flowers that bloom in the spring, which is when they were married. This painting combines the reds and purples that were sprinkled throughout the wedding ceremony. I chose the pale pinks to represent the softness of a wedding, and the reds to represent the passion of young love. The style that I chose is a combination of what Chris and Rita liked in two very different paintings. It is mid-way between the softness of Monet, and the boldness of my hard edge fantasy style. Chris liked the hard edge bold paintings, and Rita liked the soft impressionist style that I paint in. This painting brings both styles together for them.

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This painting came from a photo trip last spring in the Texas Hill Country.  The area is located near Fredericksburg, Texas.  This particular area is absolutely stunning in the spring when the wildflowers are beginning to bloom.  The road is called the Willow City Loop.  Rick and I drive it each spring because it is so beautiful.  This was one of the most gorgeous spring days I have ever seen.  It was warm and sunny and there was a gentle spring breeze blowing.  When I got out of the car to take photos of the wildflowers I was actually at the base of a hill.  As I took the photos I noticed that there was an old windmill in the distance.  I loved the view through the camera looking up the hill towards the oak trees and old windmill.  I have painted the view I had when I was at the base of the hill looking upwards towards the blue spring sky.   I’m not sure what the bright yellow wildflowers are, but they were brilliant against the deep blue of the bluebonnets.  They are not poppies.  They looked a little like buttercups, but I don’t think that they were.  The Indian paintbrush were just beginning to pop up among the other flowers, throwing their firey red mix into the landscape.  The warm spring sunshine against the vivid colors in the wildflowers was magical!

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This painting came from the gorgeous poppies that came up in my flower bed this spring. I planted a mixed packet of flower seeds by my front door courtyard area. These brilliant red poppies came up among a tangled mass of green. When the buds poked their heads up through the masses they reminded me of green emeralds. The ruby red flower blossoms were dazzling in the sunlight! The combination of the two together looked like rubies and emeralds. When the sun hit the blossoms and buds they sparkled like jewels in a green velvet box. These giant red poppies looked like they were rubies that were on fire. The colors in the painting are intense so that you can feel the way they looked to me on that warm spring morning. Poppies are my favorite flowers. I wanted to show you the magic I saw in these delicate petals and fragile stems with giant red blossoms.

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My friend Sue sent me a gorgeous photo of the flower bed she planted this spring. Sue loves to garden and always has something growing that is beautiful. The flower bed was actually planted inside of an old iron bed. The colors of the flowers were so dazzling together that I just had to paint them. The “flower bed” was full of larkspur and poppies. Sue loves to hunt for antiques. Her home is full of lots of treasures that she has collected while out antiquing. Sue lives in Warrenton, Texas, and has a very cute bed and breakfast on the property next to her home. Both homes are filled with whimsical antiques that bring a smile to your face.

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