Flower Show

I used to be quite into gardening and flower arrangements. I was president of a federated garden club in Richmond, VA and entered a flower show once. The competitions are fierce. While my arrangement was pretty good, I was way off in presentation without enough scene-setting paraphernalia.

Of course I learned this from my mother who was in the garden club wherever we lived. When I paint florals I imagine that I am arranging flowers. Is it a hogarth curve, a triangle, a mass? I painted this last weekend thinking of an armful of fall grasses, ferns, and coleus with a few lilies added for color. To me, it is a mass with a touch of hogarth (up on the left, down on the right).

Here is Fall Flowers, 11" x 15", original watercolor painting available in my Etsy Shop.

So Much Stress

Just sitting here in a daze. I think I typed that about 3 minutes ago. I want to show you this painting that I did on Monday in the midst of all that stress - the bill didn't pass, the market dove, and I had to plan a dinner party for 18. I was over-the-top stressed into an actual place of calmness. Like when you drink so much caffeine that it makes you tired. The result here is a very quiet, serene painting.

Here is Magnolias, 11" x 15", original watercolor painting.

Labor Day Sale in my Etsy Shop

As a member of the Visual Arts Street Team - VAST, on Etsy, I am offering 3 special 8x10 prints from my popular Garden Series 1/2 PRICE, only $7.50. I figure since the flowers are fading fast, it's time to pick a few! The sale runs through Tuesday, Sept 2.

Follow this link to see my shop with the 3 sale pieces featured in the top row. Also search "laborday vast team" to find many other special deals from some very talented artists!

http://hammelmanart.etsy.com/

Take Your Pick

It's a gorgeous day in St. Louis, perfect for picking flowers. Here are some of my favorites in vignette style (limited or no background.) I love this style because the focus is simple and dramatic - just the beauty of the flowers. Click my Etsy Shop link for these and other flower paintings.

Purple Iris Garden V - 14" x 20" original watercolor

Daffodil Garden V - 14" x 20" original watercolor

Red Tulip Line II - 11" x 15" original watercolor

Double Vision

It's really neat to see how 2 artists interpret the same scene or still life. Here is a painting done by me and then one done by my sister, Paula Gibble, of the same still life as we each sat on opposite sides of the set up. This is also a great theme for a group art exhibit. Always fun!

Natural Reds, 15" x 22" watercolor (available in my Etsy Shop, original or prints)http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=12921821

Galas In Bloom, 15" x 22" watercolor