Pretty in Pink #1 (Peony)

5" x 7"
Acrylic on Gessobord™

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Pretty in Pink #3(Poinsettia)

8" x 10"

Watercolor Pencil and Colored Pencil on Windberg Multimedia Panel

I had been looking at this poinsettia photo for some time, thinking about turning it into a painting. I decided that colored pencil on a panel, which I had learned about in a class that I took last year, would be the perfect way to render this beautiful plant.

Pretty in Pink #2 (Rose)

8" x 10"

Acrylic on Gessobord™

For the next painting in my "Pretty in Pink" series, I chose this beautiful rose. I had taken the photo at the Bridge of Flowers in Shelburne Falls, MA, an abandoned trolley bridge that was turned into a garden in 1929 and is maintained by volunteers.

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I'm So Glad
10" x 8"
Colored Pencil on Pastelbord™
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The photo this piece is based on has been waiting patiently in my photo album since 1982. Rather than including the flower and vase as depicted in the original photo, I decided to zoom in on a few of the petals, allowing me to really get into the details. For those of you too young to remember, the title comes from a song by the Cream, a British group that was popular in the 60s.

Daffodil

10" x 8" (Matted)
Watercolor and Colored Pencil on Hot Press Paper

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