Hanging Geranium

"Hanging Geranium" 12" x 12" Oil on wrapped canvas

In late spring, a basket of geraniums was hanging at eye level in my neighborhood. I saw her from afar and I knew she'd be outrageous subject matter when photographed close up. To my delight, there was even more going on than merely colorful, full-blown blossoms.  Her hanging buds enchanted me. I love summer flowers! 

I've been wanting to paint this since I shot it in April.  After painting so much green in the last few weeks, for a change of pace I treated myself to the complement of 
green.

Carol

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Geranium

"Geranium" 20" x 16" Oil on wrapped canvas

This was one of the first blooms of the season on my geranium.  Well, she wasn't quite mine at this moment.  She was still in the company of many like herself in a greenhouse nearby.  

I liked the idea of a geranium painting that wasn't traditional.  Not full blown, in a pot, or on a porch. The first tiny blossoms were documented as if this were her finest hour. The flower is painted realistically, but the background is a frenzy of fancy brushwork.

Thank you for looking at Geranium today.  She can be purchased through Paypal or from my Dailypaintworks.com Gallery.

Carol