Five By Five

Yellow Slippers

I went to Selby Gardens and these beautiful yellow slipper Paphiopedilum orchids were waiting for their closeup.

Lacecap Hydrangea

This Lacecap Hydrangea is such a beautiful flower and a favorite flower of mine. I have to smile when I see them. Lacey Caps reminds me of flower wreaths around girls heads or fairies with wreaths. They bloom in summer and fall. The original painting sold 4 hours after it was shown on my website.  Prints are available at fineartamerica.com,

Speaking Dutch

Do you speak Dutch, I love the language of Tulips?

Iris Glow

A white bearded Iris is anything but white in the glow of the sunlight after an early summer rain.
This flower looks as though it glows from within.

Inspiration Stargazer

This lily was from my parents 50th Anniversary centerpiece from the dessert table. This flower is strong and enduring but also feminine and fragile at the  same time.
I used another shot of this flower for my students to paint from in my class. It gave me an idea of where they were in ability because they all started at this same place. I could better access what they needed to go forward in the class.
This was my inspiration Stargazer Lilly also because my parents were an  inspiration to me.

Little Stargazer

A small painting of a Stargazer Lily.This was a demo that I did at my former classes. This is the flower that most of my students painted so I could judge their level ability of painting and following directions.Original available at sds22@msn.com . Prints are available at:
susan-duda.artistwebsites.com

Sunny Day Bouquet

This fresh vibrant bouquet will catch anyone's attention and bring a smile to their face and lift their mood.   This Sunflower still life that caught my eye at the local grocery store and prompted me to paint it.
Enjoy it year round in your own home. Original is available for purchase. prints are available at:
http://susan-duda.artistwebsites.com

Salute the Sun

This little Sunflower was an acrylic painting demo that I painted for my students.

Starry Night

Star Gazer Lillies  once again this painting didn't sell after a few years I decided the background was the problem and decided to paint the background Black. now these flowers are the Star of the show. Drama, Drama, Drama, love it. The previous light background version is in my blog  a few pages backif you would like to compare... let me know what you think light or dark background.

Callas

This painting was painted a while back I liked it but nobody bought it so I kept questioning whether it could be better. I decided to paint the background black to make the blooms more striking as the center of interest the background was competing with the blooms for attention. I think it works very nicely to create more drama and impact. The previous light background version is in my blog a few pages backif you would like to compare... let me know what you think light or dark background.