I'm so glad that I took a ton of photos on our last trip to Italy. The magical window boxes seen everywhere in Venice, so captured my excitement that I decided to try my hand at creating a painting of them. This particular building was one of many in a row, in the Cannaregio district. This is an area that's pretty much a typical neighborhood that's not very touristy. It was great to walk there and see all the fabulous architecture, window boxes full of great bright blooms, and laundry hanging from lines going from one window to the next. Such an incredible part of Italy. So romantic!
Radiant white Cone Flowers grace the gardens here in town. So much like white daisies, but with a much larger and showier center. They are such beauties. They seem so strong and sturdy with ample stems, yet at the same time, so delicate. This pair just looks like they want to leap out onto the dance floor! Maybe that's just me and my antsy self waiting patiently to finish this painting knowing I'm going to get to go out tonight and cut a rug!
Being in daily contact with the ocean, rocks, and sky, make this the most magical place to live. What an incredible blessing it is to get to spend so many years enjoying life here on the Mendocino Coast. The ever-changing colors of the sea and sky are glorious. From turquoise to cobalt and everything in between.
This was such a super fun painting to make. I loved creating the
exacting botanical part along with a background that's totally abstract!
I painted 3 different layers of background, and worked with a variety
of materials, one on top of the other, insuring that some part of each
layer would "surface." And, it worked! Therein lies the reason for
