This week I gathered up all the wildflowers I've painted and created a custom name plate art print. I like it for an entryway, kitchen, or dining area. There are Texas Bluebonnets, Indian paintbrushes, coneflowers, and sunflowers. The small pink ones are Wine Cups and the small orange and yellow flowers are Mexican Blanket. See those tall, slim purple flowers? I needed something long and delicate for balance. I've been thinking of them as lavender even though that isn't a wildflower, around here anyway. One could possible get away with calling them salvia. Another idea for this art print is the Grandmother Garden. Those are usually made with birth month flowers of each grandchild but after perusing those flowers assigned to each month and asking a few young friends, we decided that most don't really identify with the flowers assigned to their birth months. Several favorite flowers aren't even represented on the lists. I've selected a few fonts that I know to w
Living in the turkey and quail brown part of Texas, it is fascinating to me that such brilliantly colored birds as Lovebirds naturally exist. And that someone actually named them lovebirds! The season of declared love is quickly approaching and so far my only contribution to anything Valentine-ish has been the Cardinal Pair which are quite Christmasy, and the flamingos. But now we have lovebirds. Perfecto. Lovebirds Watercolor Painting on Etsy I finished painting these two lovebirds late last night and they are now leaning against my computer, propped up by the llama, waiting to be scanned for the printmaking process. And here is a photo at the beginning of the painting process, with the lime green seeping into the yellow.