Botanical Garden Spring, Acrylic on paper, 7x5", ©2012 Lucinda Howe

Riverbanks Zoo and Botanical Garden was the site of the third Saturday plein air excursion last week.  The botanical garden featured cobalt blue pots with lavender-painted curly willow, violas, and white tulips contrasting with the yellow-green of new foliage.

Usually I try to complete an 11×14″ piece at these events, but recently I’ve been painting smaller pieces quickly and taking a lot of photos so I will have more to work with when I get back to my studio.  I may use the color inspiration for another image or abstract the shapes.

This small piece will be available along with several other 5×7″ paintings for $45 each at my Open Studio on April 21-22.  In the meantime, I will be using some of these as inspiration for some larger studio pieces.