DELICIOUS

6 x 6 inch oil
on 1/8th inch thick board
$115.00
including shipping

Starting with a black board can make the painting just a little more dramatic, the colours just pop. 

GIRLS IN THE HOOD

36 x 36 inch oil
wrapped canvas 1 inch thick painted black
$1300.00
including shipping

The tulips are out in full force. There is a farm just outside of Qualcium Beach and every Saturday they are at the market with a truck load...nothing makes me happier.

CONFIDENCE

36.5 x 36.5 inch oil
on 1.5 inch thick wrapped canvas
$950.00
including shipping

This painting is of the amazing parrot tulips that I purchased at our Saturday market, loose and lively is the direction I went, large brushes and I even introduced the palette knife which gives some amazing definition to the leaves and petals. 

LUCKY US

6 x 8 inch oil
on 1/8th inch thick gesso board
SOLD

Can't get enough of these tulips, I could paint them forever.

KISS THE SKY

6 x 8 inch oil
on 1/8th inch thick gesso board
$95.00

First week that the Saturday Market moves outside and the weather was beautiful.  I headed straight to Vertgen farm stall to get tulips, it is impossible to chose but finally the purples won out.

THE BURLEIGH VASE

6 x 6 inch
on 1/8th inch gesso board
SOLD

Ok, when you have spectacular tulips in an amazing blue Burleigh vase you just have to paint them over and over...again and again.

ALWAYS SASSY

6 x 8 inch
oil on 1/8th inch gesso board
SOLD

Tulips are such an ever-changing flower once placed in a vase, the transformation every day gives you another painting subject...definitely my favourite flower.

GLORIOUS

6 x 8 inch
oil on 1/8th inch gesso board
95.00

My neighbour lent me this beautiful vase, my tulips looked so beautiful with their bright pinks against  the dark cobalt blue of the vase.

THE GATHERING

6 x 8 inch
oil on 1/8th inch gesso board
$95.00

These  tulips are from Vertgen farms who have a stall at our Saturday market.  To say these tulips are spectacular is an understatement. I absolutely loved painting these beauties.

TULIP BALLET

6 x 6 inch
oil on 1/8th inch gesso board
SOLD

Another painting of the marvellous parrot tulips. Every day I take more photos as they open more and make another painting for me, I love how they just dance amongst themselves.

WILD SMILES

size 6 x 8 inch
oil on 1/8th inch gesso board
SOLD

 Vertgen farm had the most amazing choice of flowers at the Saturday market, my favourite were the Parrot tulips.  I headed right home to put them in my go to vase and started painting

I SEE YOU

6 x 6 inch
oil on 1/8th inch gesso board
SOLD

I bought these tulips mainly because of the beautiful colour, painting them was a delight.

DELIGHTFUL

6 x 6 inch oil
on 1/8th inch gesso board
$85.00

Looking out at the pouring rain I definitely needed to post this painting. Spring, lively, beautiful tulips to take your mind off a grey day.

SWAYING TULIPS

6 x 8 inch
oil on 1/8th inch gesso board
$75.00

This painting is a mix of abstract and impressionist...I can't decide. I chose very warm colours, I just wanted to keep the painting soft and easy on the eye.

CAREFREE

6 x 6 inch
oil on 1/8th inch gesso board
$75.00

I am working on using different palettes for my floral paintings, lots of red and gold...so warm, again I used the palette knife along with a brush.

COLOUR DANCE

8 x 8 inch
oil on 1/8th inch gesso board
SOLD

I so enjoyed painting these tulips, it started out to be a very grey day here and the more I painted them the more the weather cleared.  I used a small palette knife for parts of the painting...very freeing.

BLISSFUL BEAUTY

6 x 6 inch
oil on 1/8th inch canvas board
$60.00

The moment I started this painting it just came alive, maybe because tulips are my very favourite flower especially when they start opening.  I have done several paintings now starting with a black gesso canvas, i am starting to get the hang of it...

COMPLETE

6 x 8 inch
oil on 1/8th inch canvas board
$75.00

Last night I was already looking forward to painting my turquoise vase again today, I cut the tulips down so they were more compact.  I played around with the background and like the outcome.

FREE SPIRITED

size 10 x 10 inch
oil on 1/8th inch canvas board
$85.00

Finally the tulips have started arriving in the stores, they are everywhere. I pulled out my go to turquoise vase and filled it with my favourite flowers, beautiful pinks...just so pretty. I used more paint than usual, and used a palette knife along with my brush.  

PARTY GIRLS

12 x 12 inches
oil on 1/8 inch gessobord
$200.00

It was so exciting to paint on a large canvas, yes after painting mostly on 6 x 6 inch a 12 x 12 inch seems huge. This painting is kind of abstract impressionist with lots of colour...really fun.