Floral Photography

Just popping in to say hello. I hope you have a wonderful weekend. I took these photographs of roses from my garden prior to the heat wave that sent them away~ I thought I would share them with you today~ I also had to let you know that I started some new painting with a twist to my circus series. Totally different style, freer and back to some bold colors. I am stretching myself, experimenting today. I even took some video on my new phone of my painting in progress. When I figure out the details I hope I can post it for you to see! Oh how I love that today's weather is cooling down so I actually can move around, paint, stretch and breathe!

If you never struggle with confidence, you obviously are not stretching yourself far enough. You are not pressing to the edge of your abilities. In other words, the only way to never struggle with confidence is to play it safe. Play it known. Play it in a way that you achieve stability, but lose opportunity.

TIMOTHY URSINY, The Confidence Plan

Floral Photography

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I wanted to share some flowers that were in bloom in my backyard. This may well be some of my color inspiration for the week~left to right; is a Butterfly Bush, Pomegranate flower, Chives flowering, a Rose. When I combined these images I thought how nice it would be to see them matted and framed just like this! What is blooming in your flower garden? Are you tending to a garden? Do you happen to enjoy photographing flowers? I sure do~

Simply Sunday

I always look forward to spring with all its glorious blooms in the garden and scents from every direction whether it be the air right after the rain, fresh cut grass, or flowers such as Narcissus or Jasmine. I found this quote with the author unknown but it captures the feelings of spring.
Be still my heart for in my garden is beauty and fragrance.
What are your favorite spring scents? What is your favorite flower in your spring garden?
I hope you are able to keep your day simple and enjoy Sunday for all it holds for you. Join me next week for another "Simply Sunday" posting.

I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose I would always greet it in a garden. ~Ruth Stout

Colors That Warm My Soul

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but, scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable. ~ Joseph Addison

I perhaps owe becoming a painter to flowers.~ Claude Monet

In my garden there is a large place for sentiment. My garden of flowers is also my garden of thoughts and dreams. The thoughts grow as freely as the flowers, and the dreams are as beautiful. ~Abram L. Urban

I am finishing a painting with flowers in it but did them from my memory. It was so in the moment. Next time I will use a photograph or picked flower to look at. It was such a cold day outside today it warmed my soul to remember this day and to look at the vibrant colors of days past. This might just be my next color inspiration. I will be posting the artwork in the next few days.