Hyacinth

6 x 6 inches, oil on hardboard - A while ago we got an arrangement with hyacinth in it. If you are not fond of the smell of this flower, it is not a good thing to bring into the house so I cut the blooms off but before disposing of them, I painted them.

Hydrangea Flowers

6 x 6 inches, oil on gessoboard - Hydrangeas are one of my favourites.

Garden Show Arrangement

6 x 6 inches, oil on hardboard - We are recuperating for the last couple of days from the garden show on the weekend. It is a lot of work to put the show together and planning for next year starts right away. It is a real challenge to turn two hockey arenas into something suitable for a garden show.  A friend of ours put together many of the flower arrangements used in decorating the venue. I was talking to her about the show and as we talked she put this arrangement together, hardly ever even looking at what she was doing. It is a real skill that takes many years of practice.

Snow today! I am going to my room.

Lemon Grapes and Spoon

6 x 6 inches, Oil on Gessoboard - This is the weekend of the Peterborough Garden Show and we are up to our earlobes in it. The show is the largest of its kind in Ontario and people come from all over to visit. So I am distracted from painting but luckily I painted this a while ago.

Early Iris

6 x 8 inches, Oil on Canvas Board - The small irises give us a lot less trouble in the garden than the tall ones because they do not seem to get the dreaded Iris Borer.  This creature turns the iris rhizomes into a stinky mess. I suppose they are going to be delayed this year because of the winter we had but they put on a great show - its just closer to the ground.