Purple Anemones

Purple Anemones, painted in watercolors, of course.  I love watercolors with lots of crisp white background.  I call them "vignettes". Sometimes I feel like a background would just ruin the freshness of a watercolor - so I don't paint a background at all. 

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Lavender Field

This is my impression of a French lavender field on a cool, misty morning.  I've been meaning to try painting a lavender landscape for a long time. This is my first one, and it was so much fun I think I'll try again! Please visit my watercolor blog if you have time, and Thank You for looking!  http://paintinginwatercolor.blogspot.com/ 

Sarracenia Purpurea

10.5 x 7.5 inches, watercolor, 2009.

One of the carnivorous plants from my collection, this is Sarracenia Purpurea, or the purple pitcher plant. The leaves grow in a rosette and form pitchers with flared collars that catch rain water. The nside of the leaves have small downward-pointing wet hairs which insects slide down to drown in the water below. The plants then take nutrition from the insects.

MEXICAN PETUNIAS

Mexican Petunias, an unusual variety of Petunias, in a lovely lavendar and purple combination.

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