I'm growing native goldenrod in my garden - and the pollinators LOVE it!! This one is the first to bloom, and it is blooming with reckless abandon! Bees and butterflies are all over it, so, of course, I had to paint it! I don't think I've ever painted this beauty before now. What fun! Side note - Goldenrod was my "horse" name on the playground at Pawnee - lol! It's funny what comes to mind when I'm out painting in the garden! Painting number 4612 in 4612 days.
I just learned this painting has flown away to a new home! Yay! I was entering the newest show at the Buttonwood Art Space when I noticed all four of my paintings in the last show sold! I was out of town at the time and happy I didn't need to make arrangements to get any unsold work, but I did not check any further. What fun to learn that my whimsical garden paintings all flew to new homes! I think I need to paint more of these happy scenes from my garden! Painting number in days.
I'm playing with a new Diamine violet ink (All the Best) in this glow in the dark purple fountain pen by TWSBI, and I LOVE THEM BOTH! I just loaded a dozen new pens with new inks, and I thought I was picking up Robert Oster's Black Violet, but alas I got my purple pens mixed up, lol! This ink is a deep, velvety purple, and is actually perfect for deepening the blacks of the butterflies and shadow shades of the phlox. I will definitely be reaching for this pen often in the future, and exploring this ink in detail! Painting number 5181 in 5181 days
