Interesting Places: The Minnesota Arboretum

Many of my paintings featuring botanicals are inspired by my visits to the Minnesota Arboretum.  It is a very large location with ever-changing gardens of flowerscapes that are simply stunning.  I have mentioned the location before, in post descriptions of some of my floral subjects, but I felt that having […] Read more »

Deep Pink – Iris Painting

This is the third floral painting I’ve completed recently.  I think I should start a few more…  This is another painting that was inspired from the Minnesota Arboretum.  I loved touring the grounds there. In the evening during our last visit (last spring), there was a group of plein aire […] Read more »

Waterlily Miniature Painting

This is another one of my floral pieces that were just completed – a waterlily from sunken aquatic garden at the conservatory in Saint Paul that I visit occasionally.  This was a very fun piece to paint.  The cupped shaped petals, glowing pink in the depths of the blossom from […] Read more »

A Spring Garden’s Inspiration

This is one of a collection of flower paintings that were just completed.  This piece was inspired from a visit to the Minnesota Arboretum while their iris gardens were in full bloom last spring.  They were just beautiful (not to mention their poppies! …but that will have to be another […] Read more »

Iris Painting In Miniature – New Watercolor

    This is one of my latest paintings, “Rhapsody – Iris”.  It is approx 6×6 watercolor on board painted in miniature.  I love the irises growing in my garden and really enjoy being able to paint the splash of color in my work.  My studio overlooks the gardens, so […] Read more »

Iris Sketch – New Spring Painting

  It is finally starting to feel like spring – it is warm enough to open the windows of my studio to listen to the birds sing during the day while I paint. :D Things haven’t ‘greened up’ quite yet, but I am anxiously waiting for them to sprout. :D […] Read more »

Beginnings – Otters Painted In Miniature

This is a painting that I was requested to paint of two otters.  This is the beginnings of the fur texture being put into place with many fine, delicate strokes.  (…this is actually one of my favorite parts of a painting – the very beginning and seeing all of the […] Read more »

Floral Miniature Painting for Miller Galleries

Here is the first miniature painting I started for Miller Galleries show (as posted on the 16th).  It’s a floral of a potted geranium.  The plant in it’s pot is just under 3" high.  This piece is nearly finished also. :)           Read more »