The Survivors

Worked a little more on the vase and the two lower Peonies. I was going to work more today, but suddenly got sleepy when realizing that I have to go back to work tomorrow. Lol
I do want to work a little more on the vase and also the biggest front peony and also the one on the left on the top. I  am trying to vary my colors with warm and cool colors and also to vary the pinks--and I am trying not to have all the flowers look the same. So much to think about (I watch a lot of videos from the "Top" artists that I admire--they give us lots to think about to enhance our work.) And I do pray a lot, that definitely helps.
 My plans are to also work on the table-top and I am trying to decide if I want to change the background. I made a little more room for myself in the kitchen, and also went to a larger palette. This can only help.

Sorry I took such a crooked photo, I will try to do better next time.  I used to have a tool that I could straighten my photos, but it is gone from the  last updates on my phone and computer--I wish they would leave well enough alone!

The Survivors

Started to work again on this today, and was convinced I forgot to paint, but, I carried on. I spilled a whole glass of water all over the table (I paint at the kitchen table--it went all over my brushes, paint and everything....aargh. This did not help my feeling of not being able to paint, but I carried on anyway.
The last 2 peonies went faster as I didn't care--I changed the table and cloth and also worked on the glass.
I will work again tomorrow after church and see if I can get it to where I like it---it was hard to paint--the paint was real sticky. I think because it rained all day today.
Peonies are hard to paint. sigh

The Survivors

Woo-hoo! Just started a Painting, a real painting!!! I have not painted in so very long.  This is just kinda locating the placement and will change greatly.
I am painting from a photo --It was a week from Mothers' day and we had gobs and gobs of rain.  My peonies in my front yard were laying down after just blooming after the cloud burst. I did not even go look at them, as I thought they were ruined. My daughter, Jaime came over and planted some flowers in my pots on the front porch. She found these among the "drowned ones" and they were beautiful! So I thought, "must do a painting".
TA-DA!