must see

           What a museum did to attract visitors

The Rijksmuseum in Holland had an idea:

Let's bring the art to the people and then, hopefully, they will come to see more - at the museum.

 

They took one painting of Rembrandt's from 1642, Guards of the Night, and brought to life the characters in it, placed them in a busy mall and the rest you can see for yourself!

http://www.youtube.com/embed/a6W2ZMpsxhg?feature=player_embedded 

A friend sent this to me.  I love it!

nasturtiums

8" x 10" on Etsy

I love nasturtiums!  Every summer I plant a big pot that overflows

with yellows and oranges.  I've taken dozens of photos to paint

and, finally, got around to it!  I painted this last week while I was away.

reading now

Beautifully written: the characters, the landscape, the era

new butterfly prints

new butterfly prints in the shop

Off to a 4 day workshop at the shore!

back

We're back from a beautiful Bristish Isles cruise.

After hectic weeks before the trip, two weeks on the trip,

and one week after with a miserable cold

I am ready to blog again.

Lots of painting to do getting warmed up

and ready for a workshop in another week.

Then I'm looking forward to a long lazy painting & gardening summer.

finished commission

The paintings are all done and they're going to Alaska!

I've been thinking about blue poppies for a few months.  

I did tell you I'm a very slow painter, right?

The buyer wanted a blended background and white in the petals.

I hope she'll be happy.  I am!

French chair with tulips

sold

#6 in my chair series

8" x 10" on Etsy

These little chairs are so much fun to paint!

So far, every original chair painting has sold quickly.  

I have to work on more designs and get busy!

On the chair to do list: 

pansies, morning glories,sunflowers, water lilies,bees & hive,

birds, poppies, foxgloves