"Sunny" By Kelli Miller

6x6 oil

I absolutely love sunflowers. So get ready to see a LOT of them. Just bought a bunch of them and they haven't quite opened up yet. I'going to paint them every day just to see how they change. The flower in this painting was actually a (gasp) fake flower. It will be interesting to see if there is a difference between the real and the fake.

"Cheating... a Little" By Kelli Miller

6x6 oil

So... did you know it's easier to paint carnations if you turn the blooms away from you? Lol. That's what I did in this painting. So I'm kinda cheating:)

I haven't blogged or painted for the past two and a half weeks. My father-in-law had open heart surgery. So spent a lot of time at the hospital plus my youngest has been home for the past 2 weeks and my oldest came home for a week. Now I'm back to being an empty nester again. It doesn't get any easier. She even took her cat:(

"Red Carnation" By Kelli Miller

This carnation was very difficult for me to paint. As hard as I tried I couldn't see the layers. I lost track of how many times I wiped it and started over! I finally got it on the umpteenth time. Woohoo!!