Glowing Green Flower of the Week at the start of the

at the start of the day

while painting it

There are some who have a great love of the ocean and can't wait until the next time they can feel the sand between their toes or wade out into the water

Fiore Violetta means 'violet flower' in Italian

Glowing Green Flower of the Week at the start of theGlowing Green started out with that gorgeous neon magenta underpainting and I intended to paint over most of that pink after the flowers were completed. However, as I painted the flowers, I fell more and more in love with that watery, washy pink background WITH the green flowers! In the end, I just couldn't cover up such a gorgeous part of this painting because the combination is just striking in person!! I love the fun found in this piece because of