The Flagstone Path

The Flagstone Path
Oil on panel, 16x12
Overland Park Arboretum

This is the second time I have painted this garden - the first a couple of years ago at the sunset paint.  I painted this one early on one of those overcast days.  The light was soft and this garden was so inviting.  I had to stay on the stones, because everything was still so wet from the rain.  This was painted mostly at one time, but I did go back and finish the blooms at a second visit.  When painting gardens, I will lay in bloom color loosely, and then not return to them until the rest of the painting is done.    I want the blooms to sit on top of the oils, like the jewels in a crown. This is the 151st painting in as many days.