Friday, June 17, 2011

A day in our blooming garden


For today's Painting Party Friday, here are two small watercolors straight from our garden. Yes, I did run around outside in my pajamas cutting flowers like a crazy person before class, but it's worth it. LOL. I love painting our garden's colorful blooms.The first is of our rose bushes next to the shed and the second, is our magnificent blue hydrangeas. This week, I tried something different and just painted and did no sketching at all. I'm trying to be much more fluid in my painting. I included some photos of our garden shots so you could enjoy them too.
Hope you can visit a blooming garden this week.
yours truly, gerri

"Our Roses"

"Hydrangea and roses"





26 comments:

  1. Such a beautiful garden .. and gorgeous little paintings. You are enjoying yourself and how could you not be inspired by such lovely surroundings. Hugs, Donna

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  2. What a beautiful garden! Lovely flower painting,too! Hugs, Valerie

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  3. Happy PPF, such a fabulous garden and love your flower paintings. Well done for not drawing them first as thats not easy. Enjoy the weekend, Annette x

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  4. oh this is one gorgeous garden you have hun really beautiful and just love love that painting,brilliant hugs cheryl xxxxx

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  5. A beautiful garden Gerri and so are the paintings.
    Hugs,Amy

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  6. OMG your garden is so so beautiful !!!!! Your paintings too. Have a lovely weekend.

    Marie

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  7. Oh these are beautiful and I love the photos of the garden it lovely. I think you have achieved the fluid you were after the paintings look lovely really they do ;0)

    love Dawn xx

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  8. love your flowers and the flower paintings. Just gorgeous, including the matching backgrounds.

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  9. wow your garden is amazing! i can see why it would inspire you to paint it! your paintibgs are so vibrant -i love how busy the backgrounds are with more flower patterns and it works really well!

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  10. Gerri, your garden is as stunningly beautiful as your home interiors. An inspirational garden to say the very least.
    Your paintings do have that beautiful fluidity to them that you were aiming for. A real sense of gentleness and serenity.
    Wishes
    Lynne

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  11. Wow beautiful beautiful garden............lucky girl!

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  12. Your watercolor paintings are so beautiful. Thanks for sharing the photos.

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  13. Are beautiful and we are in time of flowers ... I like yours..Saludos

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  14. Your paintings are just stunning! and your garden is a delight!

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  15. Gerri I love following your adventures into watercolouring :-) so pretty and what a lovely garden you have Debi x

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  16. Gerri your paintings are so fresh and lovely and your garden is stunning!

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  17. Beautiful and gorgeous gardens!! It looks like you have way less weeds than I do.

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  18. What a great garden. It looks very clean. We have too many plants all over the place. It's like a hidden jungle over here. From the street, you'd never know what lies in the back. I love it though and also your watercolors. Great work with the flowers. Nice photos Happy PPF!

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  19. I enjoyed OUR ROSES the best and your images from your garden...delightful! HAPPY PPF!

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  20. beautiful garden and watercolor paintings!! happy PPF!

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  21. Fabulous garden...and the watercolour painting is beautiful! Love roses...

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  22. Gorgeous garden- and I'm there with you running around my garden in pjs- I always have to check what's grown or bloomed since the day before!
    I love your painting too- such a gorgeously soft palette!
    Happy PPF (a day late ;))
    Stephanie

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  23. Gerri, your paintings are beautiful and whimsical! Your gardens are gorgeous and I can see why you love to paint them! Happy PPF!

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  24. Your gardens are amazing! Your paintings so pretty and fresh!! Happy ppf!

    Hugs Giggles

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  25. Watercolor is one of the best medium to paint flowers. Just lovely!

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