Figs

 Painting but forgetting to post, it has been a summer of amazing figs, loving all the subtle shades of green.

Peony and Sweet Peas

 Finally posting some paintings I've been working on :)

Easter Rabbit Dream

 

Maybe his dreams, similar colours in the plum blossom:)

Black and White too much snow

 Drawn to Black and White, inspired by a bleak landscape of snow and cold. Starting seeds and planning on poppies in white and pink :)

Year of the Rooster

Winter Greys for a New Year

Playing with a limited subtle palette, feeling wintry.  New Years winter greys.

Seasonal

 It never snows on southern Vancouver Island, well today it did!!!!!

Inspired to create a painted wreath not to go out in the flurries and pick to make one. Last of the programs for the library coming up, looking forward to a weeks holiday and big kids home for the holidays :)

View from the kitchen window, there is an inlet, ocean and mountains somewhere out there.

Storm Survivors Inktober

After the storms of the past week, power outages and the last of  typhoon songda there are a few soggy flowers left. The garden is winding down and painting time and dark evenings are starting:) A little black and white for Inktober.

Smokey Shades

Pale smokey shades of what is blooming, changing fast. Gardening as fast as I can and still behind.

Mystery, Monochrome, Murder?

Mystery, Monochrome, Murder? (Of Crows) For illustration friday Mystery, Opus Art daily challenge monochrome and murder? Just because its fun to include a murder of crows!

 

Never realized some of the mason jars I had were Best! Icelandic poppies will be in bloom soon.

Smart Chicks

The chicken project? Wishing for spring and starting seeds.

Orbit

 Floral Orbit, pollination in action

 Imagination Orbit, little boy dreams. Illustration Friday challenge. Favorites?

 

Spin me a tale

 Tale Spinner, which do you prefer?

November Bouquet

November flowers, finding time for painting after a busy season of many other things. A habit to get back to.

Petal Pattern

Treasure Hunters

Having fun with textures and characters :) I think these two could get into some serious mischief!

More to come...... 

Floral

 Loving the blooms! Below why I haven't been painting much, the garden and flowers have taken over. The heat has been overwhelming, we have installed a drip system which has been a wonderful time saver and much greener :)

Small, but with lots of attitude

These little characters (quail) are living in my garden, not sure how many are in the clutch. They are speedy! Papa is on the watch sitting all around the garden on the tomato trellis, by the sweet peas and atop the beans. They have also eaten all the baby greens as they sprout, round 3 is covered in remay.

They are such "attitudy" birds. And since you rarely see one alone.....

Outside? Collection of what is in bloom in my garden this week!

In bloom in Deep Cove this week. (Sorry to the easterners). Anemones, dog tooth lilies, clematis.

Ruckus

These characters are up to all sorts of a ruckus! Challenge from Illustration Friday, feels good to stretch.