French Dream Tulips and a North Texas Workshop - Flower Paintings by Nancy Medina

 French Dream White Tulips

by Nancy Medina

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French Dream White Tulips was one of my six classroom demonstrations in my final workshop of hte year. It's likely a symptom of pre-menopause, that just thinking about this being the last workshop of the year made me a little sniffley and teary-eyed at the easel! Fortunately I held it together long enough to help devour the French picnic lunch we had today, courtesy of my chef husband Carlos, and the cherry cheesecake also helped assuage the tears! What a fabulous year it has been, thanks to my gracious and oh so talented and inspiring students and collectors, and art friends from around the world. I hope each of you has a beautiful, incredibly blessed holiday season! Rest, relax, and surround yourselves with color, flowers, friends, family, four-footed babies, and all that you love! The new year is just days away! Next stop - Orlando, Florida!

Oo - la - la - all dressed up for a French picnic!

Peonies on Teal - Flower Paintings by Nancy Medina

Peonies on Teal

by Nancy Medina

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The pug-mobile is packed with goodies for my French Painting Workshop in Dallas this week, and tomorrow I'll be setting up for the three day event. I picked up a fresh batch of pink and white peonies today, so I'm thinking positive thoughts that they'll be completely open and fluffy for us to paint. I'm waiting until the last minute to pick up the French pastries so they'll be fresh. Okay, honestly, if I pick them up early, I'll just eat them all, and that would be really sad so I have to wait until the last minute to pick them up so there will be some left for the students. Stay tuned to the art bloggy for pictures of all the fun and some super cool prizes - oo la la! Will there be a ridiculously good looking Frenchman serving lunch one day? We shall see mon cheri! (hey, that rhymed!)

Breaking Down the Essentials of the Flower and Peony Hearts - Paintings by Nancy Medina

Peony Hearts by Nancy Medina

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Peony Hearts is the newest painting in Flower Mound Studio. One of the best ways to break down the essential bone structure of a flower is to deconstruct the flower, and working from life with an excellent light source is the quickest way to find that perfect balance between reality and impressionism. There are lots of great ways to migrate away from the old method of painting super-realistically. Squinting, of course, is one way. I asked my eye doctor last month during my annual exam if squinting four to five hours a day while painting would ruin my eyesight. She laughed and told me I had absolutely nothing to worry about. But then, what did she know. She's 22 years old...!

I do not paint petals, leaves, or stems. I paint shapes. Read more....

Breakfast Nook Hydrangeas - Flower Paintings by Nancy Medina

Breakfast Nook Hydrangeas

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I'm at the farm today caring for Mom, so I've recycled a favorite post from last December. This way we can at least dream about December temperatures, which are only 6 months away!

Breakfast Nook Hydrangeas is a scene from my breakfast nook on a bright morning, when the sun was streaming in. I rolled my handy painting cart right into the kitchen, much to the surprise of my four footed helpers, who stood about expectantly waiting for me to make eggs or some other wondrous thing. Instead, I made flowers!