Purple PIrouette Larkspur by Floral Artist Nancy Medina

Purple Pirouette Larkspur

by Nancy Medina

16X12

Palette Knife/Oil on Archival Panel

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Purple Pirouette Larkspur was one of my afternoon paint-along lessons for my Rockwall, Texas workshop last week. Every time I see "stock" flowers in the grocer, I grab up bundles and run to the checkout cheering. The color is so intense, so rewarding, and these flowers are so simple in their beauty. It's like finding the perfect designer dress on the 1/2 off rack at Nordstrom's the day before your 20th class reunion. Okay make that your 30th class reunion, and shoes to match! I confess purples push all my buttons, but most of all this lesson for my students was about color temperature. Warm purples and cool purples, next to one another, give a burst of color that is simply gratifying. Color in all its glory, and that's why I pick up the paint brush every day, it's all about the joy of color!
My Dallas Arboretum class on November 9 is almost full, just 2 seats left, so I hope you can join me there. The fall pumpkin display, the colorful mums, and the beautiful flower gardens are worth the trip!

Larkspur make a great backdrop for any bouquet!

Celestial Garden Hydrangea and Rose Container Garden by Texas Flower Artist Nancy Medina

 Celestial Garden Hydrangeas and Rose

Container Garden by Nancy Medina

24X30

Textured Palette Knife/Oil

Gallery Wrap Canvas

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Celestial Garden Blue Hydrangeas and Roses is the newest work on the easel in Flower Mound Studio, a tribute to a table full of brightly colored fresh flowers on my handy dandy Rubbermaid roller-cart. Almost everything in my studio is on wheels, so I can move things around and fit the large canvases into small space more easily. I say more easily, because there are still times when I feel I am bumping up against every wall and every piece of furniture, in an attempt to get at a corner of a canvas or get a photo from a little distance away. It's also important and a key to a successful day in the studio to ensure there are at least three large comfy beds nearby upon which the assistant may lounge. They prefer to have variety and many choices, I've noticed, one day wanting the cool hardwood floor on the belly, another wanting to be tucked up under a fuzzy blankey on the bed under the desk. Can you tell this working from home is honing my skills of observation?

Celestial Garden models take a bow!