Stop and Smell the Roses



Stop and Smell the Roses
8 x 10
oil on panel
$150

    I began this painting several weeks ago when I was painting in the Fort Worth Botanical Gardens with a group of friends and fellow artists including Cecelia Robrtson, Cece Turner, Olivet Hubler, and Linda Reedy.
We got to the gardens early and enjoyed wonderful weather as we painted. The roses were especially thick and beautiful that week. We broke for lunch and ate at the Gardens Restaurant.The food was good but I have to say the service was slow. However, there was lots of interesting conversation related to art. After we painted some of my friends came back to my house for dessert.
   I'll still work  on this painting a bit more, but I was interested in capturing the big shapes and colors and minimizing or omiting the details.

Granbury Garden

Granbury Garden
8 x 10
oil on canvas panel
$150

Granbury is such a beautiful town with many historic homes and buildings. It has a charm and character that many of our Texas towns and cities have lost. There is a sort of timelessness that is eharacterized by the care that the people show in their gardens and homes. I especially like the gardens full of the same flowers that were in my grandmother's gardens like poppies, roses, peonies, iris, and phlox,