This is a little 5x7 that I painted this weekend. It is called "Reflecting". The reference photo was supplied by my friends Koby and Cindy from their European cruise vacation. They said the water was very beautiful there.

This is an experiment. I am painting a gardenia for a young woman that is losing her eyesight and therefore I didn't want to frame it under glass. I painted the 5x7 gardenia and placed it on a 9x12 gallery wrap canvas. I encountered several problems with attaching it to the canvas and with varnishing it but for a first try I consider the problems just a learning curve. The first picture is the painting just laying on the canvas and the second picture is after it has been attached and varnished. The picture is centered & even IRL just a bit off with the camera.

June Giveaway Winner!

The winner of the June giveaway is Tammy L. from Alabama! Congratulations Tammy. Don't forget to check back on July 1st for the next giveaway. Thanks to all those that entered.

I had hoped to have a painting to share with everyone but the weekend passed and that did not happen. I did start a painting but really disliked the background so I pitched it and have restarted but I will share a photo with you. These are sweet banana peppers, fresh from the garden. They are wonderful to stuff as you would a bell pepper and freeze them for the evenings that you are really busy and need a quick meal. Of course I had to take pictures first.

Cone Flowers

Cone Flowers

5x7 Watercolor

This is a watercolor painted from a reference photo taken at Nobels Nursery a couple of months ago. Hope you enjoy it!

June Giveaway!

This month I am doing something a little different and giving away a print. The print is of "Dog's Life". The original has been shipped to Jacksonville, Florida and will be part of the ArtUnleashed Fund Raiser on July 10. The print is printed on an Epson Stylus printer using Epson inks and Velvet Fine Art Paper. It is 10x14 inches. To enter the drawing just send an email to vgreene@windstream.net and put "June Giveaway" in the subject line. Good luck to everyone! Don't worry, next month the giveaway will be an original painting.