"You Bring Sunshine"
I was experimenting with a new medium "Medium 5" (butter) by Lukas - it was new to me - it may have been around for awhile. It speeded drying. I loved the purples in the iris and couldn't resist painting another purple flower - the Lilac. This painting is so loose and almost abstract that if I'd not told you it was of lilac flowers, would you have known?
Sometimes the colors just feel right. This one felt right. And although there appears to be a lot of color - it just seemed "quiet"
A true friend is one who thinks you are a good egg even if you are half-cracked. 
I'd decided to paint a series of these flower paintings - same size, same sort of style, palette knife, same limited palette colors. I've done six now and although I wanted to keep the same-ness, I found myself changing the process slightly each time, learning and building from the last painting. The title is always the hard part for me.
I'm liking the square format. I stretched a bunch of canvases in the 14x14" squares to paint this series of flowers. This one is of tulips. I have been meaning to paint tulips ever since my childhood friend, Debbie mentioned that tulips were her favorite flowers. These are not in the color she likes but tulips were on my mind....
I named this painting "Anniversary" because it seems an appropriate gift for a special occassion or milestones. And I just didn't like the sound of "Milestones".
I used the palette knife for this painting, it's thick in some areas and although I used a lot of muted grays and taupes, it's actually colorful.
"Anniversary" 14 x 14 inches on stretched canvas.
I have not posted on my blog in a little while because I was under the weather and had not felt well enough to paint for the past couple of weeks. It's been too long. I'm starting to feel better and feel the need to putter with my paints.
