Anemones at Linda Hall Library

What fun to find a new flower in the garden - one that I've never seen growing in Missouri!  Long ago I admired these beauties in California, and here they are in the Linda Hall Library garden!  The blooms remind me of poppies, with their paper thin petals and long reaching stems.  Using my oils, I started by laying in the blooms, loose and with an eye to their color.  The white blooms were flanked by the red, with a few purple tinged whites in the mix.  What a lovely day for a loose capture of anemones!  Painting number 3044 in 3044 days. 

Peonies at Linda Hall Library

The day was chilly and damp, and the peonies were shining at Linda Hall Library.  Several varieties were starting to bloom, and a few were just starting to open.  The weekend's rain had pummeled them a bit, but they were rising again.  Visiting with another artist I hadn't seen since covid started, I painted as we talked, happy to catch up with a kindred spirit.  She was finished before I was, and moved to her next location.  Turning my attention to my painting, I coaxed a few edges together before finding my next subject.  I love the time spent in a garden, visiting with friends and capturing the beauty around me in oils.  Painting number 3042 in 3042 days.