Category Archives: Garden

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Ars longa, vita brevis

Fresh Paint #209×9 inches Botanical monotype collage on watercolor paper©2019 Lucinda Howe Life is short,and art long,opportunity fleeting,experimentations perilous,and judgment difficult.–Hippocrates Wikipedia tells me this quote is the beginning of a medical text by the ancient […]

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Oakleaf Hydrangea

Hydrangea quercifolia, commonly known as oak leaf hydrangea, is blooming in my garden this week.  We’ve had moderate temperatures and some rain recently, so the garden is a lush tapestry of many shades of green. […]

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Along the Cart Path

After doing some yard cleanup and mulching this week, I was inspired to relax on the deck and paint the view of the perennial garden and golf course in the back.  It’s nice to have […]

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Yellow Irises

Irises are a favorite subject. In this painting, I’m experimenting with complementary colors of yellow and blue-purple.  

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Iris Time

Though April showers may come your way, They bring the flowers that bloom in May. So if it’s raining, have no regrets, Because it isn’t raining rain you know, it’s raining violets.      –Songwriters: […]

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Spring in My Garden

Last Saturday, the plein air group painted in my garden and had lunch at my house.  I didn’t paint because I couldn’t focus on cooking and painting at the same time.  Today was a calmer […]

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Flowers Everywhere

Among the April showers this week I delivered new paintings to Ellen Taylor Interiors on Gervais Street in preparation for Artist Vista April 20-22. I’ll be there for Art Night April 20, 5-9 pm.  Hope […]

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Spring Fever

In the spring of the year, I find my attention divided among many creative pursuits. The warm weather that makes me want to paint outdoors also tempts me to work in my garden, paint in […]

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White by the Gate

Here is the finished painting of the “White by the Gate” camellias that I started last week.  I’ve reworked the background to add more definition to the edges of the arrangement and added details with pastels […]

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Coneflowers and Stone Wall

Buy with PayPal Coneflowers are prevalent in the gardens of Wildacres. They welcome visitors at the entrance and provide spots of bright pink and orange throughout the hillside garden.  The spindly texture of the foliage […]

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