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Apples and Hydrangeas and a Tennessee Workshop by Nancy Medina

  Apples and Hydrangeas by Nancy Medina 16X20 Oil on Archival Panel Purchase Information SOLD Flower Painting Workshops My Web Site Follow Me on Facebook Sign Up for My Art Newsletter! Apples and Hydrangeas was my class demonstration this morning, the final day of my workshop in Collerville, Tennessee.  I had a class full of talented artists, and they created sunflowers, blue hydrangeas, and white roses in our afternoon paint-along sessions. Fueled by gourmet donuts and plenty of snacks and coffee, we learned that the teacher sometimes calls apples roses and yellow green, so one must keep a careful eye on that wacky lady. Next stop for this teacher, Florida! Sunshine and alligators, here I come! This is the 29th painting in 29 days, as the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge is drawing to a close. Did I manage to paint something every day? Yes! *confetti* Tomorrow will be another challenge, since I fly home to Dallas. Let's see if I have the e...

Ragdoll Red Tulip and the Dallas Blooms Festival by Texas Flower Artist Nancy Medina

Ragdoll Red Tulip by Nancy Medina 8X10 Oil on Archival Panel Purchase Information Flower Painting Workshops Nancy Medina Web Site Follow Me on Facebook Ragdoll Red Tulip is the newest work on the easel, and I am counting the minutes until the tulips begin opening at the Dallas Arboretum for the Dallas Blooms Festival . I think the timing will be perfect, everything is scheduled to be in full bloom right after my last day at work next Thursday! The azaleas, daffodils, pansies, cherry blossoms, tulips, and scores of other plants will all be competing for the brightest color award. I think you and I should be the judge. Let's arrive early with our cameras, say around 10 am, get a few gazillion photos, and then have the Tower O' Desserts and High Tea in the tea room. We can nibble a sandwich or two just for show, and then polish off every pastry with gusto. Let's order two pots of that super delish fancy tea they serve, you know the kind where it comes...