The Daily Spectrum - Gallery Wall Talks #17

I have blogged this before - those who know me realize that I am, without a doubt, a flower lover! One of my favorite pastimes is to create gardens. Whether they are little (or not so little), I love creating an oasis of beauty in a sea of green grass. My gardens also provide me with inspiration to paint. I grow daises, irises, daffodils, roses, crocuses, hyacinths, columbines, hibiscus, tulips, and a myriad more.

I once had a garden of 100 daffodils while living in Massachusetts. My first garden was a circle of chrysanthemums. I patiently waited all summer for that garden to grow, not realizing that the mums were a fall blooming flower. Slight oversight, but what a burst of color when every other garden in the neighborhood was done for the year.

The following year, I re-dug the circle into a unique half moon shape and filled it with flowers that would bloom at different times during the spring, summer, and fall. With careful planning and a floral creative process, I achieved growth and color for approximately six months.

I must do the same with my paintings - have a loose plan and an effective creative process. The painting is more than just the paint. It's the canvas (or whatever material I'm painting on), the paint, the brushes, the thickness of the paint, the color mixing, etc. If I'm true to myself as well as my process, the work will be a success - whether in sale, or inspiration, or educational.

Until next time,
The Happy Painter,
Jill