Tag Archives: irises

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Pink and Brown Irises

It’s the season for irises in the southeastern USA!  I’ve been working on other projects and haven’t had much time in the studio this week, so i’m republishing an iris painting from the spring of […]

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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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Pink and Brown Irises

This week my cousin Pat offered me some bearded irises from her garden for painting.  The delicate ruffly pink ones contrasted beautifully with the dark reddish brown ones.

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Yellow Irises

These gorgeous back-lit irises were in front of a window on the campus of Paul Smith’s College.  I saw them several times as we hurried to the dining hall for meals or off to paint […]

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