1125 Stop and Linger

 

You may remember me mentioning the Chicago Botanic Gardens as a favorite place of mine to visit.  The water lily gardens are always filled with wide-eyed photographers, both professional and amateurs like me.  We just can't get enough of the many beautiful varieties of water lilies.  There are lily pads of all colors and sizes, even one variety with pads two feet in diameter.  

Water lilies are not easy to paint.  Make a mistake and you've painted pac man.  

https://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/diane-campion/1125-stop-and-linger/969591

1098 Dancing Cheek to Cheek

 I had to get one more nasturtium painting in before the garden is put to bed for the winter.  I am collecting seeds from the nasturtiums with the hope of growing them again next year.  They are such a happy flower and bring me joy.

https://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/diane-campion/1098-dancing-cheek-to-cheek/940527

1014 Love and Affection

I love tulips--they remind me of Spring no matter when they bloom in my home.  It feels like Spring is very far off since Chicago has been buried in snow and the groundhog told me so.

In researching tulips for inspiration, I learned much about this lovely flower.  These orange flowers have elaborate meanings: joy, enthusiasm, longing for rays of sunshine, happiness and excitement.  Also, understanding, mutual connection and appreciation between two people. 

I also learned that tulips are edible, and I'm quite surprised at that. 

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922 Reflections

Painting the reflections of shiny objects can be challenging, but it was very enjoyable.

I can hardly wait for the nasturtiums to grow and bloom in my garden.  Hurry up, warm weather!

https://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/diane-campion/922-reflections/741198

535 On the Edge

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/diane-campion/535-on-the-edge/327286

523 Cuties, Again

It is probably obvious by now that Blue/Orange is my favorite complementary color palette.  Funny thing is I never liked the color orange, until I received an orange pumpkin soap dispenser at a luncheon and it discovered how fabulous it looks in my pale turquoise kitchen.  It is now my permanent accent color.

As this miserable cold reaches the 1 week mark, the Cuties  (vitamin C) are dwindling away.  All of Milwaukee is sick!

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/diane-campion/523-cuties-again/298984

496 Shapely

I am clinging to all the color I can get before the grey days are here for good.  The leaves will soon  be gone from the trees. 

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/diane-campion/496-shapely/289199

483 Pie Pumpkin

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/diane-campion/483-pie-pumpkin/274511

466 Hanging Lanterns

This was supposed to be yesterday's post.

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/diane-campion/466-hanging-lanterns/270688

463 Lanterns on the Ledge

I have a teal planter in my kitchen bay window and the Chinese Lanterns look so pretty there. 

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/diane-campion/463-lanterns-on-the-ledge/259821

443 Side Dish

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/diane-campion/443-side-dish/253188

325 Duel

My daughter made this vessel in a high school ceramics class.  It is one of my favorite pieces because of its color and unusual shape.   It was difficult for me to paint.  I love it with these orange tulips, which have many more petals than your run-of-the-mill tulips.  This bunch, from Trader Joe's, had what I call 2 "double Dutch" and one "triple Dutch"---two or three tulips on ONE stem!  How exciting!  (Can you tell I'm a gardener?)

132 Florida Garden

Nasturtiums, lavender, lobelia, dusty miller.