Southern Painter: LILACS FROM THE GARDEN

Saturday, April 11, 2009

LILACS FROM THE GARDEN

lilacs, 12x9 oil on canvas, $300 unframed

Well, the garden part is a joke. Hubby picked these lilacs this morning in our yard and brought them to my studio (converted bedroom). The only 2 blooms in the 10 years we've had the shrub. I'm so weary of computer work for the last 2 weeks that I painted them as a warm up to return to my regular list of paintings. I wish you could smell them too. The glass was more interesting than the flowers somehow. O how wonderful to smear paint around......

email lroberts@hiwaay.net for purchase. Paypal is available.

2 comments:

Shirley FachillaMonday, April 13, 2009
I just discovered your website and blog via the Chestnut Group website. I'm a fellow Nut!

I think your paintings are beautiful. Love your sense of light and palette.

Shirley Fachilla
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Robin RobertsSaturday, April 18, 2009
Shirley - it's always nice to meet another Nut from the Chestnut GRoup! thanks for your kind comments
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If you are interested in purchasing a painting, you may email at robinroberts4@gmail.com . Most paintings are at galleries (see RobinRobertsArt.com ). Paintings on this blog are just completed ( wet paint!) and unplaced and unframed. Just ask. I can make Paypal available for your selection. Enjoy!

Completed and framed paintings go to these galleries:

Kathleens Fine Art, 221 B 2nd Ave, Decatur Al 256-355-7616

Thoroughbred Antique Gallery, 637 East Main, Lexington Ky 859-233-9375

Dragonfly Gallery, 125 Main Av S, Fayetteville Tn, 931-433-3024

You'll find something in several sizes for gifts and for your collection.....

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