Wake-Up Call Candle Mat and glossy varnish

and glossy varnish

and mountain laurel are the beautiful flowers embroidered on this sampler wall hanging

I love the loose

O511 Black Sea

And now I get to paint those palm trees

Wake-Up Call Candle Mat and glossy varnish"Wake Up Call" One subject I keep going back to is poppies. They were one of the first things I painted, and they continue to inspire me. Bright red, flowy blooms, a wildflower among so much green. Here, poppies combine with deep purple flowers, against a lavender (and gold stripes!) background. A luscious bouquet, wild and full of life. I first painted this with a yellow background and it was not working. I decided to leave those bits of yellow