forgot this one!

Oeps! I forgot to add this one! Enjoy!

Close up Details.

Ok. I have putting up many images of flowers and my garden recently, so I thought you might like to see some of what this has been inspiring.
Here are some close up details of some paintings I have been working on recently. I wonder if you can see the link with my garden pics.

And now to sneak in some more pics because I cannot get enough of all those plants!

Have a great bank hol! ( if you are in a part of the world where you get one.)

more plant inspiration for painting!

Every day now when I walk round the garden I see something new that has appeared. there is soooo much painting inspiration around. I love this time of year.
Here are some of today's stars! what about you? Do you have plants appearing at the moment?

 hiding peoni...what wonderful colour combination this is with the honesty around...

 this one smells fab!

 nice and bright! oranges going into my paintings now!

what a perfect shape!

Plant of the day! Rosemary!

I have to share this! look at that rosemary go! how beautiful! it has made my day seeing this! nature is full of surprises everyday! and it smells greeeeaaaat!

working in my studio

I have finally got round to getting some pics of my studio. ohh and me.!

I am so fortunate to have a lovely view of the garden from my studio. at the moment it is a changing vista...day by day. Pure joy and inspiration.

Messy !!

sometimes I realize what a mess I make when painting! I get soooo absorbed by what I am doing and use anything that is at hand to make the marks with. This then of course also includes using my fingers!

The inspector calls

Yesterday while I was painting I suddenly became aware of a presence....and yes there was, The Inspector! I had left my studio door open and someone had taken advantage of that, to find out what on earth was going on in there!
The paintings in the background are the latest ones I am working on.

You can't see me! Painting inspiration.

The garden is also enjoyed by one of our 4 footed members of the family!

As I was taking pictures in the garden for painting inspiration, I was suddenly aware there was something in amoungst the plants!