Daylily Fanfare

 Summer enters with a daylily's fanfare.

This is a watercolor and sumi ink painting
on heavy weight, acid free, cold press
Strathmore 140 lb. watercolor paper,
5.5" x 8.5".

For sale on Etsy

Stargazer

 #10 of 16

While cleaning out the studio
for needed electrical work and insulation,
I uncovered sixteen drawings from 1997.
"Stargazer" is a tender detail of a daylily,
it's colors as vibrant as the day it was first drawn.

Follow the auction
on EBay.

Faded Daylily

#1 of 16

While cleaning out the studio
for needed electrical work and insulation,
I uncovered sixteen drawings from 1997.
Finally!
A good time to offer up my little gems.
Perhaps they might help to defray
some of the studio improvement expenses.

Watch the auction
of the original drawing "Faded Daylily" 
here on EBay.

Each drawing was done using Prismacolor pencils
on bright white, smooth paper stock,
with outer dimensions of 6.5 in. x 7.5 in.
the actual image is 4 in. x 4 in.
All drawings are protected
in clear archival 2mil polypropylene resealable sleeves
easy to ship
and ready to mat and frame.

Single Daylily

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This is "Single Daylily", a small painting composed of layer upon layer of color and gel medium. Luscious and luminous, with a surface like a quiet lake, the painting rests on a block of panels with colored edges. A pleasure to hold, it feels weighty and substantial.

Thank you Donna B for contributing this gorgeous gold-leaf covered wood frame. The painting wears it like a crown. The black velvet backing is an especially nice touch.

Come see this work of mine and many others on the 25th and 26th of June, in New London,  on the Mitchell College campus, at the Thames River Arts and Crafts Show.

June Roadside

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"June Roadside"

Spindle leggéd mowers
cruise the woodland
denuding the understory
but steer clear of roadside hedgerows
where orange lilies
like warning flags
wave at passing vehicles.

- Nancy Boudreau


This is a painted 4" x 6" view of a roadside in New Milford, Connecticut, in June. Orange daylilies bloom on the sunny side and are reflected in a muddy puddle left by a recent passing thundershower. These wild orange daylilies are one of the few flowers not eaten by deer. To celebrate that fact, I suggest we start referring to them as "deer lilies".


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