G’mornin everybody! I hope you all love oranges and reds, cause that seems to be the prominent color in my florals this summer. Today is “Mark’s choice”, he thought this shot was so cool he had to put his flip-flops on to go see the plant and make sure that’s what it looks like all up close and in-your-face. I have 4 gerber daisy plants, two are flowering (they say they’re gerbers, anyway). This bloom is about a week old now so it’s a little tattered but still gives great close-ups!

Today I am thrilled to announce that I will begin my next piece! I’m working on a 16×20 LION. ROOOARRRR baby, this guy is beautiful! I’ve been painting him in my head for a couple of weeks now. Yes, I paint in my head. It’s really nifty actually, lets me know which one I need to paint first in a craving sorta way. I spent the evening lastnight getting my studio cleaned up and ready for a new piece, finished cleaning my brushes this morning and I have a feeling I’ll be out there very soon! I’ll flip the cam on when I get going (check the webcam status in the left menu to see if it’s on yet), stop in if you can!