Iris Paintings

This painting was awarded a first place ribbon at the Art in the Garden exhibit held March 4-7. The actual format is oval but I edited the background to a rectangular shape for use in producing note cards. I titled it, "Ruffled Iris", but after checking Katie's website, I think the correct name is Bolder Boulder.


This is another recent iris painting. I think the bright yellow borders & beard indicate spring. The actual format is oval & it is fitted into an ornate Victorian gold frame.

Demo-Painting at Mid-Atlantic Garden Show

Friday through Sunday was an enjoyable adventure as I did "demo" Oil Painting at the Mid-Atlantic Garden Show in York. This activity was part of a Juried Exhibit of Original Artworks titled, " Art in the Garden". I was pleased & surprised to win first place, as there was plenty of excellent competition from 16 other artists. While painting, I solicit questions & comments from people. I tell them that I can talk & paint at the same time, but can't maintain eye contact : ). Children especially like to check on my progress from time to time. Adults ask about my training, methods & materials.
On Friday I painted a bearded iris with tones of dull yellow and purple. Saturday I chose a peach-colored daylily to work on. Sunday I did a white iris. My irises are painted from photos I took at Stoney Creek Iris Gardens in Dauphin. They have hundreds of varieties. Go to http://stoneycreekiris.com/ for Katie's current selection of rhizomes. What I like best about the garden show is the way it transports me 6 weeks forward into the middle of springtime! I brought home several Primroses to brighten my dining room windowsill. They should ward off symptoms of spring fever until the remaining snow-pack melts & my garden soil dries enough to dig up. http://midatlanticgardenshow.com/