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Coronado Island Coral and Pink Roses by Nancy Medina 16X12 Oil on Archival Panel Purchase Information Flower Painting Workshops Nancy Medina Web Site Follow Me on Facebook Sign Up for My Newsletter! I'm warming up my brushes this week for my workshop in San Diego , and taking a virtual tour of some of my favorite cottage and flower garden photos. I'll be returning to sunny California in November and promise to take lots of pictures to share with you here.  If you missed my tour of the award winning cottages  during the Annual Coronado Island Flower Show,  you can click here to take the tour! My favorite flower shop on Coronado Island!

 Double Pink Roses by Nancy Medina SOLD 8X10 Oil on Archival Panel Purchase Information Flower Painting Workshops Nancy Medina Web Site Follow Me on Facebook It's good to be back in the studio after a weekend in Coronado, California, painting in the garden during the 88th Annual Flower Show. Thank you to Art and Frame by Wood Gallery for hosting my annual show, and every who came by to help me eat that homemade rum cake! What a cool surprise to have so many Facebook friends pay a visit! This year I met the architect of one of the best cottage gardens on the island, one which is named in the top 10 each year.  I'll be sharing his tips on how to make your flower gardens exquisite, and a photo tour of my favorite cottages in my newsletter soon! Visit my art blog today to see my solo show demo in progress!  My favorite cottage garden - I got the inside tour!

Coronado Island Sunset Arbor by Nancy Medina SOLD 16X12 Oil on Archival Panel Purchase Information Flower Painting Workshops Nancy Medina Web Site Follow Me on Facebook Coronado Island Sunset Arbor is almost as much a watercolor application of oils as it is a traditional oil painting. I love experimenting with transparent paints, and staining my canvas in blocks of light, color and shape. Letting those transparent paints shine through, without covering them, can give your painting a feeling of depth. Today I am in one of the most beautiful places in California, Coronado Island. Rest assured my camera battery is charged, and I've got my comfy walking shoes on - first things first, we stop somewhere for excellent fish tacos, then we grab our flower show map to start tracking down and photographing all the top award winning gardens and cottages. The 88th Annual Flower Show is in full swing in Spreckles Park, and we'll have the morning light before my ...

Skyfall Blue Hydrangeas by Nancy Medina SOLD 11X14 Oil on Museum Quality Linen Panel Purchase Information Flower Painting Workshops Nancy Medina Web Site Follow Me on Facebook What a thrill today to find one gorgeous blue hydrangea plant at the flower market! It was hidden way in the back behind the scads of price inflated Valentine's day flower baskets. I purchased about $100 worth of Rosemary brushes for a workshop in Scottsdale last week. Since the trip was canceled, I decided to break out those super fancy brushes and see if I liked them as much as my $1.50 each Royal bristlettes. The verdict is still out, but, just as advertised, these brushes DO NOT shed like the other high dollar types so many artists have wrestled with in the past.  Enjoy my Coronado Island Flower Painting Video! I do have a bit of exciting news, my annual solo show on Coronado Island, near San Diego, has been scheduled for April 20, during the 88th Annual Flower Show . I...

F ly Away Red Daisy by Nancy Medina 11X14 Oil on Linen Board Purchase Information Nancy Medina Web Site Fly Away Red Daisy is one of the small demos from my workshop in Fredericksburg, Texas, last weekend. The historic Hill Country Town was full of flowery inspiration, and it's where I landed right after returning from my show in Coronado, CA. I've been earning my frequent flower flyer miles this spring! Now that I'm back in the studio, I wanted to share more photos with you of the second place winning home from the April 2012 Coronado Island Flower Show. Take a peek at my blog to see the photos! I think the home I featured on my blog won second place because the gardens, and the home, are located behind a wall. To see the gardens, you have to park and walk through the front gates (where a little yellow sticky invites flower garden admirers to step inside!). You should have seen Carlos' face when I went strolling through the front gates just like ...