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Morning Glow Poppy Solo is the daily newbie in Flower Mound Studio Number 2, painted this morning in the space formerly known as my dining room. Honestly, who needs a dining room? The pugs in particular prefer we eat on the couch. I was so excited about all the beautiful morning light streaming into the new studio, I almost had the perfect day. Until the boss arrived. Read more...

A little glow on the easel....

Monday, July 1, 2013

Cascade Red Poppies by Texas Flower Artist Nancy Medina

Cascade Red Poppies

by Nancy Medina

11X14

Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Cascade Red Poppies is the newest daily painting in Flower Mound Studio, as I begin work on a new rose commission and pack supplies to ship for my workshop for the Greater St. Louis Art Association in 2 weeks. We are in the thick of summer here in North Texas, and my brush was warmed up from a new poppy painting finished yesterday, so cadmium red seemed appropo! I've switched from my beloved 3/4 inch flat brush to a 1 inch flat, ever since one of my students gifted me with the larger brush in Kansas City recently. I usually complete an entire painting just with this one large brush, a flat has everything you need, a sharp edge for line work, a tiny precise corner for details, and a broad expanse to cover the real estate quickly. Life is short, so paint with a big brush!

Sunday, June 30, 2013

Fair Winds Poppy and My Grandpa Poppy the Baseball Player by Nancy Medina

Fair Winds Poppy

by Nancy Medina

12X12

Palette Knife/Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

The evenings I stay with my Mom she is often watching the baseball games, waiting for the Cardinals to make an appearance. Her Dad, my grandfather "Poppy," (John Dobby) was a pitcher for the St. Louis Browns, the farm team (practice team) for the St. Louis Cardinals, when she was a little girl. Read more...

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Sweet Dreams Red Poppies and a Hill Country Art Show by Texas Flower Artist Nancy Medina

Sweet Dreams Poppies

by Nancy Medina

14X14

Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Sometimes I feel the need to express color brightly, boldly, and so thick you would need a knife and a fork to cut into it! I've been working until midnight every night for weeks preparing for upcoming workshops, my show in Fredericksburg this weekend at The Good Art Company Gallery, and all of the exciting new challenges of my full time job as an artist. How thankful I am to be able to follow my dream. I am in a state of absolute euphoric exhaustion. This is how I want to live my life, and spend my days, rushing headlong toward a dream and a life filled with color. Thank you to everyone who has joined me for the journey. Tomorrow morning, I think we all deserve donuts, what do you think?

You are cordially invited to join me in historic Fredericksburg, Texas, amidst rolling hills, cabins, beautiful vistas, and awesome German bakeries for a perfect workshop retreat!
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Wild Things ~ Making Flowers Bloom in the Hill Country

Baron's Creekside Resort

May 3, 4 and 5, 2013

316 Goehmann Lane

Fredericksburg, TX 78624
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Thursday, March 21, 2013

Red Poppy Offshoot by Texas Flower Artist Nancy Medina

Red Poppy Offshoot

by Nancy Medina

6X8

Oil on Linen Panel

Poppy Offshoot is the newest small work in the studio. This is my first full week as a full-time artist, sans the day job as a magazine editor. Early retirement from one job so I can dedicate 7 days a week to doing what I love at the easel was a great decision, at least so far! It's strange having time to breathe and think things through instead of racing from one deadline to the next. I even turned on the television in the middle of the day to catch the news. It was liberating!

Monday, March 18, 2013

Beguiled Again Red Poppies by Texas Flower Artist

Beguiled Again Red Poppies

by Nancy Medina

16X12

Oil on Archival Panel

Beguiled Again is the newest painting in Flower Mound Studio, as I continue work on a new large container garden for my annual solo show on beautiful Coronado Island, near San Diego California April 20. I hope to see you there.

I've been away from the blog for a few days spending time with my mom. When the hospice care first came to us, they shared a progression of stages we should come to expect. R ead more...

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Crepe Paper Poppies and a Dallas Arboretum Workshop by Texas Flower Artist Nancy Medina

Crepe Paper Poppies

by Nancy Medina

16X12

Palette Knife/Oil on Panel