"Zelda's Zinnias"
This painting is featured in a new book by International Artist called, "How Did You Paint That?" vol.2 of Still Life and Floral. I am very pleased to be in this wonderful book!
Zelda was a very close friend of my mothers, so I named this in her memory.
"Manzanita Morning"
This is from Manzanita, Oregon where my daughter and her husband live. The hydrangeas are so beautiful there I just can't get enough of them. I will have to paint some of the blue ones again as they are really special.
"David's Garden" gets its name because this is David casting the stone at Goliath. It is in my friend's garden where I often go for inspiration. My brother's name is David too and he is a wonderful gardener so I felt I would keep that name for this piece. Stone statues are often so irregular and so it is hard to paint them because sometimes they look off somehow. Stone is never too perfect but I think this one worked out well. The wreath was what I enjoyed painting the most. It supplied the color that was needed to set off the statue.
