Flowers and Gardens

Ah my first love! There is always something to paint in the garden or even to bring into the studio. These tiny little Irises perform every year, burst into life long before Spring has settled in. A promise of great things to come. I look out for them every year, wondering if they will ever appear, but the do!

 I have been experimenting with gardens as not just being pretty but having a meaning, Adding words, for instance A Garden Is ... This is for the viewer to fill in. What is a garden to you, personally?