Miniature Oil Painting Pink and Yellow French Roses in Blue Sevres Vase Little Gems Series

Little Gems Series
Pink and Yellow French Roses in Blue Sevres Vase
5 x 3.5 inches oil on canvas panel
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two wrens birds pink peonies double happiness oriental ginger jar pink stationery vintage books

Wrens and Peonies
30x24 inches / oil on canvas
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This exquisite painting is one of my favorites with the two darling little wrens hopping about in this elaborate floral still life arrangement.  Beyond the obvious cascading bouquet of peonies in the cracked and peeling Oriental Double Happiness ginger jar and vintage gilt books, are details such as a journal "Leaves of Gold" that my father gave me, softly bending over the drop leaf cherry table.  The journal has a red ribbon bookmark in it and the cover is worn and torn at one corner.  The two Wrens were so realistic (wish I had a better camera back then) and painted lifesized with one of the wrens holding an insect in it's beak.  Other details that I so enjoy are the dewdrops, ants (without them we'd not have any blossoms) and of course our tireless honeybees hovering about this elaborate floral.
 


 
 

Miniature Oil Painting Floral Pink French Roses and Hydrangeas in Blue Sevres Vase Little Gems Series

Little Gems Series
Miniature Floral Pink French Roses and Hydrangeas in Blue Sevres Vase
4x5 inches oil on canvas panel
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Many of these smaller, classically styled floral and fruit studies will likely become significantly larger paintings sometime in the future.

Freshly Cut Pink Hydrangeas

Freshly Cut Pink Hydrangeas
5x7 inches / oil
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There’s no mistaking that my main interest in this subject was the leaves, hence the unique orientation of the hydrangeas in this painting. Those leaves felt tender yet crisp at the base of their stalks . . . and the cool, smooth new growth borne from those wonderful woody stems, cut roughly, revealing the life within. 

Victorian Flower Basket with Roses, Ribbon and Grapes

Victorian Flower Basket with Roses, Ribbon and Grapes
10x8 inches oil
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Voluptuous roses cascade from this Victorian flower basket, it’s handle entwined with pink velvet ribbon. A touch of chartreuse green adds spark to this charming nosegay.


Deep Pink Peonies with Creamware Bunnies

capturing nature's transient beauty 
Burgundy Pink Peonies with Creamware Bunnies
6x6 inches / oil on panel
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pink roses in lady carlisle teacup with love letter

Pink Roses in Lady Carlisle Teacup
5x5 inches / oil on panel
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This painting tells a story of perhaps some love letters...a gift of roses...a sentimental moment.

blushing new dawn rose in round glass mustard jar oil painting still life

 capturing nature's transient beauty 
new dawn rose in chubby little glass jar
4x4 in. oil on panel
 
I just adore this chubby little mustard jar so much that when they began discontinuing it my father and I bought all we could find at the foodstore . . . and we ate a lot of mustard for a very long time!  They're just so adorable and perfect for a single delicate blossom such as this blushing New Dawn Rose clipped from my arbor.  Painted lifesize.

pink and white peonies in salt glazed pottery with bunnies on antique crocheted lace still life floral oil painting

 Pink and White Peonies in Salt Glazed Pottery with Bunnies on Antique Crocheted Lace
8x8 inches oil on panel

Miniature Floral of Pale Pink and White Peonies in Blue and White Porcelain Ginger Jar

 
Little Gems Series Oil Paintings
Miniature Floral of Pale Pink and White Peonies in Blue and White Porcelain Ginger Jar
4x4 inches oil on panel
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Little Gems Series Oil Paintings

 
Little Gems Series Oil Paintings
Miniature Floral of Roses in Celadon Vase
4x4 inches oil on panel
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Little Gems Series

Little Gems Series
Pink Hershey's Chocolate Kisses with Custom Tabs in French
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I've painted so many little kisses paintings in various colors and customized sayings.

Miniature Floral Little Gems Series

Miniature Floral Little Gems Series
Pink Roses in Pink Sevres Vase with Books and Peaches
7x5 inches oil on panel
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Freshly Cut Pink Peonies with Garden Shears still life oil painting flower

 

Freshly Cut Pink Peonies with Garden Shears
8x10 inches oil on canvas
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pink peonies in oriental double happiness ginger jar bird books classical still life oil painting


Pink Peonies in Oriental Double Happiness Jar
20x16 inches oil on canvas
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blushing pal pink and white peonies in creamware vase with deer still life oil painting little gems

Blushing Pale Pink and White Peonies in Creamware Vase with Deer
5x5 inches oil on panel
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Nest Amidst Wilting Pink Roses still life oil painting

Nest Amidst Wilting Pink Roses
8x8 inches oil on panel
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Zinnias in tin can

Zinnias in a Tin Can
7x5 inches / oil on panel
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Here is another nostalgic country cottage bouquet fresh from grandmother's garden. This is actually a companion piece to Sweetpeas in a Mason Jar, painted especially for my client in memory of her grandmother who would pick these charming nosegays for her and arrange them in the most humble vessels found quickly at hand in her kitchen. I always love creating these types of paintings that have a special meaning and bring back the warmth of times past. In fact, I'll have another sentimental painting coming soon from another client, which will be a Daffodil silver spoon in a jelly jar with a label Grammy Nancy's preserves.  These are really my favorite kinds of commissions.

hot pink wild sweetpeas in glass mason jar

Sweetpeas in Mason Jar
7x5 inches oil on panel
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There is always an abundance of these wild pink Sweetpeas in my garden.  Come the first of Spring I marvel at their twining vines and complex little blossoms, but by late Summer when they've run rampant and nearly snuffed out everything in their path, I want to cut them all down.  Alas, they always win my heart over again in Spring.
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These particular Sweetpeas were done at the request of a client whose grandmother would give her small nosegays in a mason jar.  She also had done the same with Zinnias in a tin can, coming soon. 

Bonica Rosebud original oil painting

"Bonica Rosebud"
5x5 inches / oil on panel

Several years ago we planted a small border of old fashioned roses, one of which is featured here in glowing beauty set against the soft, nearly turqoise blue sky with slight wisps of clouds.  As the photo was taken in mid morning, dewdrops still cling to this delicate beauty.  This particular painting is a very small peek into what's to come this year with my new direction!  Keep watching!

"Rosebud"

It is only a tiny rosebud, a flower of God’s design,
But I cannot unfold the petals with these clumsy hands of mine.

And the secret of unfolding flowers is not known to such as I.
God opens this flower so sweetly, when in my hands it dies.

If I cannot unfold a rosebud, this flower of God’s design,
Then how can I have the wisdom to unfold this life of mine?

So I’ll trust in Him for leading each moment of my day.
I will look to Him for His guidance each step of the pilgrim way.

The pathway that lies before me, only my Heavenly Father knows.
I’ll trust Him to unfold the moments, just as He unfolds the rose.

-- Anonymous

THINK PINK for VALENTINE'S DAY!

Here are my very last Valentine’s Kisses and Cherry Cordials as well as the last of my Tree Peonies and Decadent Delights.  I’m heading into a new direction for 2011 but thought these delightfully pink “Little Gems” would be perfect for Valentine’s Day!

Each is 4x4 inches / oil on panel / offered at $99

pink tree peony # 9 oil painting 4x4 inches

Pink Tree Peony #9
4x4 inches / oil on panel
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It's been quite awhile since I painted this series, but as the old year ends and the new one is on the horizon, I've been browsing through my many stacks of nearly completed paintings that were abandoned in lieu of commissioned work.  With only a few more commissions from 2010 remaining for completion, I thought it would be nice to clear my head and spend a little time adding some final details to a select few from these piles before heading down the home stretch on the last 2010 commissions. 

cherry cheesecake

Cherry Cheesecake
"I want mine with a great big cherry on top!"
4x4 inches / oil on panel

Beribboned Basket of Roses & Lilies
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Inspired from a commissioned painting I'd done a few years ago, I'd always wanted to re-do it in a square format to increase that fabulous visual tension which comes from tight cropping.  The romantic theme is always so appealing. This painting is available for purchase directly.  


Simplicity Rose
10x8 inches / oil on canvas
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In this painting I've represented the freshness of Spring with a clean, subtle palette and informal subject matter. For me the major stimulus for creating this painting was actually the glass jar. The clarity of light within the jar and dewdrops contrast with the velvety soft petals. While simplistic in terms of design elements, the painting still follows all the classic compositional rules. A versatile painting in terms of framing, it is quite suitable in a rustic or classical frame style, light or dark. Overall, I would classify this painting as a nice transitional piece between classical and contemporary realism.

8x10 inches / oil on canvas
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Roses in Celadon Ginger Jar
4x4 inches / oil on panel
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Classical Still Life
8x10 inches / oil on canvas
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Exquisite still life of old fashioned english roses, bird's nest with eggs and feathers, raspberries, grapes and curled leaves reflected on a highly polished table.

mauve pink pansy 4x4 inches oil on panel shades of scrumptuous pink

mauve pink pansy
4x4 inches / oil on panel
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One of my favorite colors, mauve pink has that unique touch of coolness to it's hue which is beautifully set off here by a lighter pink rose background.  Shades of purple and gold make it pop!  Isn't Nature simply splendid?
 

pink pansy oil painting

pink on pink
4x4 inches / oil on panel
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Predominantly monochromatic punctuated softly with a classic pansy face,
these shades of mauve, rose pink and warm yellow are simply scrumptuous!

Pretty Pink Pansy
4x4 inches / oil on panel
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single old fashioned hollyhocks sage green celadon vase

Hollyhocks in Sage Green Vase
7x5 inches / oil on panel
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This lovely painting depicts one of my favorite garden flowers, old fashioned Hollyhocks with their spectacular single blossoms.  Of course I love the double blossoms as well, but there's something nostalgic about this old fashioned variety.  This lovely sage green or celadon vase really sets off these shades of soft pink.

Single blushing rose kissed with dew

"Simplicity Rose"
4x4 inches / oil on panel
Nearly white with just a hint of pink, this single blushing rose is gently kissed with dew.
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voluptuous English roses with wildflowers, nothin but pink series, still life oil paitings

Voluptuous Roses
4x4 inches / oil on panel
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A cluster of full blown English roses reveals the center which I particularly adore.  Soft light filters through the petals creating a luminous sppearance in this delicate still life arrangement with wildflowers.
A nice companion piece to "Single English Rose"

A single English Rose captures the soft morning sun with lingering dewdrops

Single Pink English Rose
4x4 inches / oil on panel
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A single English Rose captures the soft morning sun with lingering dewdrops in this delicate still life oil painting.  The browned edges of the petals reveal a late frost while the rose was still in bud form which only adds to it's charm.
A nice companion piece to "Voluptuos English Roses"

pink hollyhocks

Pink Hollyhocks
5x5 inches / oil on panel
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cottage blooms, hollyhocks in tin can, dewdrops

cottage blooms
7x5 inches / oil on canvas panel
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Oriental Lily with Early Hydrangeas


Oriental Lily with Early Hydrangeas
4x4 inches / oil on panel
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hollyhocks with butterfly against a turqoise sky against a turqoise sky

hollyhocks against a turqoise sky
6x6 inches / oil on panel
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