24 x 30 Oil on Canvas

One of my favorites.  I set this up in my livingroom.  My Mama had passed these wonderful red stack tables down to me and I had the silk flowers on hand.  Just kept arranging until I had something I liked then went from there.  I'm also a seamstress and happened to have the red fabric I used for a drape behind it. Flowers are usually hard for me and this was a real challenge, the hardest were the small yellow roses, had to paint each petal.  I also learned a lot about painting with yellows, how to use purples instead of seinnas, browns or greens to make shaded areas and such.  I don't know how this will look here, but in the painting you feel as if you could actually pick up those two yellow daylilies lying on the table.  I have framed it in gold and it hangs in our study/office which is painted a deep rich red.  Hope it looks as stunning here as it does on my wall.

Peggy