Blush Pink Mugs

An unlikely garden filled with improbable plants - plumeria, magnolia, lotus flowers & lots of tropical & other leaves. Oh, & with dinosaurs, too. : )

A floral, botanical doodle in soft pastel shades.

You may not think so to look at my work, but I'm quite a perfectionist and will debate with myself for ages before uploading new work, as to whether it's good enough or not... most times I decide it's not. My poor computer is groaning under the weight of files that were ALMOST good enough, but didn't quite satisfy my strict requirements... lol. (Wish I was as merciless when it comes to actually deleting them forever!)

Soft and pink and sweet as candy - a lace inspired, decorative doodle in blush and white.

Playing with shapes and colours today.

Breaking the rules, because the center is all blur and the only focus is at the edges... but I like it, anyway. I love the big blurry circle that is the backside of the central daisy. : )

An arrangement of bright yellow, peach, pink, cream and orange poppies against a graphic, hand drawn, black and white pattern background.

A vintage style, tropical, watercolor floral pattern created from hand painted elements, in deep wine red, cream, emerald green and navy blue.

Bright & pretty smudgy, textured, painted tulips in soft magenta, pink, purple & plum with emerald & sage green leaves on pale grey.

Painted mauve, cream, magenta and lilac roses with leaves in opalescent shades of soft green, sage and grey. Smudgy and textured.

Cute jaguars, toucans & sloths among rain forest vines, with tropical leaves, orchids & lilies. Watercolor illustrations on textured dark red.

Hand painted watercolor hexagons, flowers, leaves and dots in rainbow shades of blue, pink, green, magenta & orange on white.

When life gives you lemons...

When life gives you lemons...

I've been enjoying the evening light these spring days, and finally got my hands on some poppies, only to find out how very difficult they are to photograph. (Kind of like newborns...) Sigh. Their stems make me smile, though, remind me of my children. They go their own way and follow no rules, each one individual and full of character. : ) Camera Model Canon EOS 600D Shooting Mode Manual Exposure Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/250 Av( Aperture Value ) 3.2 ISO Speed 200 Lens EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM

White daisies for Mother's Day - to all the moms out there, may you be blessed today! This is my 17th photo for my 52 week photo challenge. Camera Model Canon EOS 600D Shooting Mode Manual Exposure Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/200 Av( Aperture Value ) 2.5 ISO Speed 200 Lens EF50mm f/1.8 II

Painted tropical leaves - monstera, rubber plant, plumeria & elephant ear in dreamy brights - navy blue, green, golden creamy yellow, white & indigo.

Watercolor palm leaves in bright green & blue, scattered over faded, pastel, decorative Moroccan mosaic tiles, with pale golden edges.

Painted tropical leaves - monstera, rubber plant, plumeria & elephant ear in dreamy soft pastels - purple, magenta, pink, bright green, teal & white.

Such wayward flowers, these. They always do exactly what they want and never ever what YOU want them to. : ) (Love them anyway!)

A few days ago, we had a black frost come through our garden and my beautiful, enormous bougainvillea plants were frozen from the ground to the sky; the next day all the leaves were shriveled up and dead... But this afternoon I was outside and saw the way the sun was catching the blossoms - they're all crisp and fragile, the frost must have got them, too - but somehow they are so lovely still. Camera Model Canon EOS 500D

I've been experimenting with gouache, though I'm not sure I'll get very far! It's not something I've tried before, I kind of feel like a kid playing with craft paint... But I do love tulips, and these coral red blooms make me happy. : )

Lots of large textured, painted, happy mellow orange sunflowers with dark centers and green leaves on a cream background.

Cute jaguars, toucans & sloths among rain forest vines, with tropical leaves, orchids & lilies. Watercolor illustrations on textured teal.

A stylized painted pattern in dusty pink and soft olive green. Based on beautiful Protea Neriifolia, which I have growing in my garden. : )

A print inspired by traditional Japanese art works and cloisonné enamel with a grey, fan pattern background.

I love proteas, they are such wonderfully sculptural flowers. Plus, they're South African. So maybe I'm biased ...

For the love of deliciosa monstera! The original was hand painted in oil paints on canvas.

For the love of deliciosa monstera! The original was hand painted in oil paints on canvas.

Peach Blush Smoke Alcohol Ink

A sixties / seventies inspired floral in shades of pink, cream, golden yellow, magenta, tangerine orange, mauve and brown.

Hand lettered 'Bloom' with cactus, succulent flower artwork in pinks, blush, peach and green

Boho Palm Leaf Shadow Aesthetic

Dreams of pink flood this planet's oceans

A cute pattern of grey dinosaurs and pink roses, hand drawn and painted with watercolors. This version is on a clean, plain white background.

Pink Goldendoodle / Labradoodle Silhouette