1107 Gathering of Like-Minds

 I love the way Cosmos are such delicate flowers and yet have a mind of their own, bending their stems every which way.  The reference photo for this painting was provided with permission by Holly Ann, a fellow member of the Chicago Gardeners Facebook Group.  I love painting white flowers, and paint them every chance I get, each incident being a steep learning experience.

I hope you like it.

https://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/diane-campion/1107-gathering-of-like-minds/952713

1106 Afternoon Stroll

 I wanted to give another shot at the white and yellow flowers, as I wasn't thrilled with 1105 Morning Walk.

https://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/diane-campion/1106-afternoon-stroll/951015

1105 Morning Walk

 

Even the weeds or wildflowers make a walk on city streets more enjoyable.  

https://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/diane-campion/1105-morning-walk/950060

1104 Forget-Me-Not

 Forget-Me-Nots are one of my very favorite flowers.  They are small and humble, but their beautiful blues capture my heart.  This summer, I grew Chinese Forget-Me-Nots in my rooftop garden, and they brought a beautiful compliment to all the pinks, oranges and yellows of the other flowers.  

https://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/diane-campion/1104-forget-me-not/948213

1103 Let's Sit For Awhile

 Here is one last painting of zinnias from my garden, painted from life.  I struggled with the chair color, auditioning several different colors.  

https://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/diane-campion/1103-lets-sit-for-awhile/947198

1102 PANACEA

 Pink and red and orange flowers can cure just about anything, in my opinion.  These are zinnias.

https://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/diane-campion/1102-panacea/945616

1101 Seat Taken

 This was my last chance to paint the marigolds I grew from life.  It was really hard to say goodbye to them as they were so brilliant.  The chair is one I painted several years ago, modified in this painting.  In reality, every surface of the chair is painted with a design, but I felt too many details would take away the focus of the marigolds.  I'm very happy with this painting. but I am NOT falling in love with it because that is "the kiss of death" for a painting, as a wise former mentor would say.

https://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/diane-campion/1101-seat-taken/945114