Sunflower and Daisies

8 x 8 

Acrylic 

on Canvas Panel

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Sunflower and Daisies is my second painting today.  This is definitely a first for me, I think.  Maybe it is because the weather is so nice today.  Even though it's supposed to rain the rest of this week, I am READY for warm weather!  

I'm really enjoying working with acrylics again.  I feel the colors are more vivid and defined.  With oils I would be blending too much!  Just have to remember to allow for the fact that acrylics dry darker.  Otherwise, no fumes, no nasty clean up, and dry time is very fast.  I may have to stash away my oils for a while. Hmm...  

Blue Hydrangea

8 x 8

Acrylic on Canvas Panel

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Blue Hydrangea is a quick study of one of my favorite flowers.  I liked using my acrylics on it.  Nice change of pace.  Hope you enjoy!

In The Pink!

14 x 11

Oil 

on Canvas Panel

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This painting is the result of replacing my brush with a palette knife and just letting go and see what happens.  I am very pleased with the result. I have found that when I paint in this semi-expressionist/abstract style, I experience profound joy while painting.  

The colors are vibrant and the paint is applied with rather thick texture which gives the painting the feeling of vibration and life.  I can honestly and *humbly!* say that the image above does not do this original justice.  

Lilacs and Ribbon

14 x 11

Oil

on Canvas Panel

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