Daisy on Blue

Spring is coming!


The request came a few weeks before Christmas. A friend wanted me to create a daisy painting for a mutual friend of ours. I was thrilled. It was fun to think that I would have a painting in Sue's sewing room, a place where she loves to be.

I should note that Laurel had seen a daisy painting on facebook and wante to buy it. This was months ago. It was already sold. I planned to create more but, well, I got busy with other orders and never got around to it. Laurel's request got me in gear.

These paintings are so much fun to create. First, I find a piece of scrap wood. I don't want anything too perfect. Somehow that just takes away from it. Then I draw the petals, center and leaves out on scrap wood. I use a bandsaw to cut them out. I paint them all and then slowly glue the layers until I have a beautiful flower.

Of course, I couldn't create just one. I wanted Laurel to have a choice. The flower she'd originally seen had a green background so I had to do one of those. I know Sue loves blue (and this is the one Laurel chose) so I had to create one in blue. The pink one is because I think fuschia is such a happy color.