White Orchid From Above

 

8 x 8 inches - oil on canvas board -

Yellow

8 x 10 inches - oil on canvas board - I waited until there were two flowers open because one just looked too pathetic.
 

Dark Red

 

16 x 20 inches - oil on stretched linen - These help to cheer us up during the long winter months.

Orchids by the Window

 

6 x 6 inches - oil on hardboard - Our orchids bloom reliably in this south window that gets shade in the summer but sun in winter.

Pink Orchid

 

6 x 6 inches - oil on hardboard -

White Orchid

 

6 x 6 inches - oil on hardboard - Orchid blooms last longer than those of most plants.

Yellow Lady Slipper Orchid

 

10 x 8 inches - oil on hardboard - These are hardy and flower in our garden every year. I wish I could convince them to face the front of the garden instead of following the sun.

Yellow Orchid

7 x 5 inches - oil on gessoboard - Here is a little orchid we found growing beside a parking lot in Hawaii. Painting this reminded me of a quote that went something like "It takes two to paint: one to paint and the other to smack the painter on the head when it is time to stop." - not sure where this comes from.

Ladyslipper Orchid

8 x 10 inches, oil on canvas board - These orchids grow in our garden and flower briefly but when they do they put on quite a show.  The only problem is that the flowers like to face the sun and we planted them on the wrong side of the bed.

Yellow Orchid

6 x 6 inches, oil on gessoboard - I did this from a photo that I took of an arrangement at the orchid show in Toronto last year. They let the photographers in an hour early and then kick them out so that the orchid enthusiasts can see the display. That hour was bedlam. I got whacked by camera bags a couple of times and caught a serious case of camera envy.

White Orchid

Oil on Gessoboard. 5 x 7  Orchids make great subjects because they are beautiful and the blooms last a long time.