Naples Garden Sunflowers by Texas Artist Nancy Medina

Naples Garden Sunflowers
by Nancy Medina
24X30
Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

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Naples Garden is a partner to an earlier sunflower, Fly Sunflowerscape. These two were so fun to paint, I am creating a bigger version on two new canvases I prepped today. While I was spending three hours gessoing these canvases, I had a moment wishing I had a band of elves to prep my canvases, change out my turpenoid, and wash my brushes. The truth is, I love every part of making art, the shipping, the packing, and even vacuuming the pug hair out of the studio. I can't think of anything I would rather be doing. I hope you have a great weekend planned, and something you love to do on your agenda, with a few little four footed helpers along for the journey.

Summer Smiles Sunflowers by Texas Artist Nancy Medina

Summer Smiles Sunflowers
by Nancy Medina
Oil on Canvas
12X12

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Summer Smiles is drying on the easel on a beautiful day in Flower Mound, Texas. This morning's chores included cleaning the porch, tossing the ball a few dozen times for the Studio Director, vacuuming approximately three pugs' worth of hair from the hardwood floors, and making critical "nap or no nap" decisions at mid-day. Hubby and I took a 5.5 miles walk along the bike paths and creek paths this morning, there was a nice, cool breeze and the Blackeyed Susans were in full bloom. I had to paint flowers when we returned, it seemed a sign, don't you think? You can see a photo of the flowers that inspired Summer Smiles on my art blog. I hope you have a relaxing weekend planned, with nothing more urgent to worry about than whether to add mint to your iced tea or have it straight up on ice! Happy holiday weekend from the pugs and I!