Falling peonies
Posted: June 11, 2022 Filed under: Uncategorized 12 CommentsSusanne‘s garden is especially nice in June and I often join her to paint poppies. Sometimes I miss the blooming of the peonies, which are usually the following week, but I made it this year! I love the way they look when they fall over and rain petals on the grass. Painted on a quarter sheet of Fabriano CP 140 lb paper.
mine are doing the same thing! I love the colours you have on the buds!
I hope you got out to paint yours too!
Just beautiful! I love the flowers. There’s no detail in them just lights, and the placement of the darks makes them look like flowers. I think this painting is a good lesson in making every brushstroke count.
Thanks for having a look Sandi. I did try to paint these very economically…
Love your peony painting! I didn’t catch my peonies in time as I meant to take them inside to paint. Rain and wind hit and the mess was made 🙁 Happy to see yours painted alive and well!!
It doesn’t take much to ruin them, does it. I have two that just opened and no rain the forecast so hopefully I’ll catch them!
Lovely!
Thanks so much Nancy!
Beautiful in their simplicity, my favorite flower to paint in spring! And Jean Mackey posted poppies today, my other favorite! A double header Sunday morning!
I saw her wonderful poppies! It was a good Sunday morning for me too.
Love this capture – those shadows!
Wonderful volume and depth.