Floral Art

Amber Blooms

Crackled vase

Watercolor on Arches. Did this a few years ago as an illustration for a book.

This painting, titled Quiet, is very different from my other floral paintings...

A small A4-sized gouache on black paper

Twilight Blossoms - Melted, blended, layered and textured wax crayon on canvas 75cm x 75cm.

This vivid floral composition radiates warmth against a deep, textured blue backdrop that feels like twilight settling over a garden. The blossoms — glowing in fiery shades of orange, crimson, and golden yellow — appear almost illuminated from within, as though holding captured sunlight in their petals.

Bold, sculpted brushstrokes give the flowers a tactile, almost carved quality, adding strength and movement to their delicate forms. Slender green stems rise confidently from the darker base, suggesting resilience — beauty growing from shadow.

The contrast between the cool, moody background and the vibrant blooms creates a striking emotional balance: hope against darkness, light against depth. This painting feels like a quiet celebration of life’s ability to flourish — even when surrounded by night.

so many artist do florals. I wonder if I should move onto a new theme

Pretoria Cannas

Here's a set of florals I recently painted. It started out one way - just practicing making more abstract florals. Then, I decided they needed a vase - so I created some fun abstract vases. Then, I decided to redo the background from just plain colors to what I hoped would like like art in an old Parisian ground floor Apartment. (pied-a-terre). I added some texture and then swipe paint on and swiped it back off to give it that aged look. Added different colors all around like paint that had peeled and was painted over. I think they came out pretty fun

In my pastel "Garden Heartbeats" I did a gouache underpainting to give the background some of the depth and chaos of flowers growing in a garden. I lightly drew my pansies in, then just sort of randomly played with that background, applying soft pastel over parts, leaving parts untouched. The only thing I really planned ahead of time was the light and dark areas. Everything else came about because I'd put a color down, or a shape or directional line then think, I wonder how {blue} {violet}{orange} would look {against} {over} that? The collector who bought the original said she just kept going back to that background and thinking and feeling joyful. That comment, even more than the sale made all the time I spent on this background worthwhile to me. Do you plan your floral backgrounds, leave the background simple or ??? I'd love to know the thought processes other botanical artists use.

I’m absolutely thrilled and deeply honoured that my artwork Flourish in Fire has been awarded 2nd Place in the Abstract Art Competition!

A heartfelt thank you to the judges and organisers for this wonderful recognition. It is incredibly encouraging to know that my work has resonated with others. Every painting is created with passion, perseverance, and joy, so receiving this award means so much.

Thank you to everyone who continues to support and encourage my artistic journey. I'm truly grateful and excited for what lies ahead.

Melted wax crayon and metallic acrylic highlights.

75cm x75cm stretched canvas

50x40 #pastel #framed

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After a lot of experimenting in my sketchbooks, I've come to realise that I love drawing, colour and pattern and so this new series of paintings has come about. I've decided that I don't want to paint 'realistic' or go completely 'abstract' and instead I'm going to paint what brings me joy. This is the first painting in my new series which is a watercolour and ink on paper. I enjoyed drawing freely and then adding the watercolour, adding little subtle touches here and there.

What do you think? It makes me smile...does it make you smile?