Peonies

5" x 5"

Original Oil On

Ampersand Museum Quality Panel

 

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I spent a good part of my life living in Wisconsin where the reward for surviving the brutal winter is peonies in the spring. I miss peonies here in South Carolina where they are much more difficult to grow.

 

I can not resist tiny vases full of flowers.  What is more beautiful?  This tiny piece of perfection begged to be immortalized in paint.

 

 Usually I shy away from painting flowers because I am flat out scared of them- especially "petally" flowers!  For these peonies I relaxed a bit and practiced seeing shapes and not the millions of folds and tiers.