Purple Iris Macro

I finished this one today.  It's a cropped version from one of  my photos from Presby Iris Gardens.
11 x 15

Green Abstract for St. Paddy's Day

Abstracts aren't my "thing", but every once in while I like to experiment.  This is watercolor, with touches of gold acrylic.  11 x 15 on Arches

Star Magnolia

I was inspired to paint this after seeing another artist post her painting on Facebook.  I do have a couple of photos of this interesting magnolia, but rather than try to find them among my disorganized files, I just googled it and found one that didn't appear to be copyrighted.   The painting that inspired me was done in only French ultramarine blue and burnt sienna, with a couple of minor touches of raw sienna and sap green, and was very striking,  so those are the colors I used.   I am going to try to use this as a demo for my senior class tomorrow.  I want them to see what can be done with a limited palette of my two workhorse colors.   11 x 15 on Arches

Amaryllis Terra-Cotta Star

This is a painting of one of my latest amaryllis "Terra-cotta Star".  I ordered it and another purple one from a bulb company because the colors in the catalog looked pretty, and different from the usual  ones I get locally.  In the catalog, this one was a much darker color, mine is more peachy than terra-cotta, but pretty.  It bloomed three times!!!  11 x 15 on Arches.