848 Red and White Carnations, 6x6, oil on board

sold

847 Red and White Carnations in a Water Glass, oil on board, 8x10

sold-USA

These lovely flowers have kept over a week in my fridge waiting their turn to be painted. Carnations are such reliable beauties. I've been looking for a new vase but I really enjoy painting stems through glass so even a dollar store drinking glass makes a nice vase for my purposes.

846 Beach Kids, oil on board, 4x6

sold

I just love watching kids play. Here I think they are gathering seaweed. 

845 Carnations in Robert Amos Pottery, oil on board, 6x6

sold-USA

844 Hometown Beauties, oil on board, 8x10

sold-USA

This bouquet is made up of flowers from the neighbourhood (Cracks and parking lots) plus left overs from my Thrifty's  carnations buy the other day.  

843 More Sidewalk Beauties, oil on board, 8x10

sold-Candiac QC

842 Before the Kiss, oil on board, 8x10

I was painting on the lawn of the Empress Hotel today and saw this charming couple sitting in the shade of a tree.