Spring paintings Cone Flower and Blue Butterfly

The weather has improved a bit this past week. I have started on my Chasing Flowers paintings. It feels so good to let the images come out of me and onto canvas. The paintings I have done, one a day for the past few days are small, about 4 inches by 4 inches. I get up early and have set as my goal, a painting during my first of the morning coffee. This painting is available in time for Mother's Day if you order soon, it's coming up May 11th. It may be found at my etsy shop priced at 20.00 plus shipping.ShimmeringLeaves

I know, this isn't the kind of flower that's out yet, I won't be seeing any cone flowers until mid summer I imagine. These are also called Echinacea. I paint these a lot, they are one of my favorite flowers.

Echinacea, the purple coneflower, is the best known and researched herb for stimulating the immune system. Thousands of Europeans and Americans use echinacea preparations against colds and flu, minor infections, and a host of other major and minor ailments. This native American herb has an impressive record of laboratory and clinical research. 

“All gardening is landscape painting,' said Alexander Pope.” 
― Rebecca Solnit, Wanderlust: A History of Walking