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.

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1089 Last Minute Decisions

 The extraneous tasks that accompany a painting--photographing, posting to social media, etc. are often very tedious.  So often I think I am finished with a painting, then I photograph it and discover something glaringly wrong, so I peel it off the wall, alter the painting, delete the old photos, and start over again. This happens many times for the same darn painting.  Very frustrating.

1068 Quick Change Performance

 I very much enjoyed painting the hosta yesterday and wanted to paint it again today.  The vase is the same as in yesterday's painting, but rotated to reveal a different design.  It is one of my favorite pieces, purchased from a really great potter's studio and barn in Egg Harbor Door County called Off the Wheel Pottery.  Renee Schwaller is the really cool proprietress and I am proud to own many of her pieces.  

Today is Day 4 of the Strada Easel's 30-day September Challenge.  

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1058 He Loves Me

 

It's hard for me to believe that it's  been almost a month since I posted a painting.  The summer has been very busy with company, out of town visits, and of course gardening.  

My husband knows how much I love flowers and he buys a bouquet for me every week without fail.  The flowers he gave me were my reference for this painting, and I can't help but remember as a small child I would pull the petals off of a daisy, quietly chanting "He loves me, he loves me not."  I wonder if kids do that these days.  Everything is so different now.

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997 Red Velvet

 The flower season is ending here in Chicago, and each day I try to bring in a few blooms to enjoy. This summer I've come to appreciate the Cosmos  flowers as the happy, yet under appreciated flower that they are.  FYI, my husband named this painting.  I happened to have what I consider to be a perfect frame for it, too.

https://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/diane-campion/997-red-velvet/835608

995 Cosmos: a Garden Odyssey

 

I grew these Cosmos in my rooftop garden.  I think they are a very under-appreciated flower.  Cosmos is the Greek word for harmony, and I believe that these beautiful flowers add harmony to any garden. It is thought that the word Cosmos is also the opposite of the word "chaos," which is how you might describe the beautiful explosion of color these simple flowers bring to the garden.  There are many colors of Cosmos available, but I focused on the white ones for this painting.  I love their simple beauty.

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