"Alliums" Original Oil Painting by Hallie Kohn Art

Alliums are one of my favorite flowers to grow and paint! I had a lot of fun painting this one nice and loose with brush.

8x10 on 1/8" Museum Quality Panel

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"Allium Lusitanicum" Original Oil Painting by Hallie Kohn Art

These ornamental onions are one of my favorites, blooming here mid to late summer. One plant grows in a cluster of about 20 flowers and are a much smaller variety, a bit larger than a ping pong ball. The interesting thing about this plant is that it is a perennial instead of a bulb and flowers for much longer.

This is the fourth time I've painted alliums, but the first time I've done so with a brush. 

6x6 on 1/8" museum quality panel

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Here are the three originals done with palette knife:

"Alliums in Blue" Original Palette Knife Painting by Hallie Kohn Art

This painting was a commissioned piece for a collector who loved the original painting. I myself have really fallen in love with the Alliums paintings, and may have to add one to my personal collection! They feel modern and interesting, yet soft and simple too.

I love seeing Alliums everywhere in late spring and early summer and plan to plant a few new varieties in my yard this fall. They are actually part of the garlic family and so most animals tend to stay away from them. Perfect! We live on a greenbelt and have deer and lots of critters!

12x12 Oil on Museum Quality Panel

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