Painting Winery and Roses For Mom In May 2015, my wonderful mother turned 80 years old. She has always admired flowers, so I began painting them knowing her birthday was going to roll around. I wanted something memorable as a gift for her. I decided to paint “Cardella Gardens” from a photo expedition I made …
Painting flowers of any kind, especially roses, are a huge challenge to me as I tend to see so much detail when I paint that flowers are tougher than a landscape for me. The shapes are so complex but I have found a way to deal with them now that allows me so much freedom …
Painting California Coastal Delight For this seascape painting, I used a couple of different resources to help me with the design. Off the California coast, are many great spots to stop and set up to paint. But for this painting called “Calfornia Coastal Delight”, I used a couple of ideas from some photos I took. …
