31 day painting challenge

So grateful to the wonderfully talented people that share their knowledge by teaching classes. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you to Creativebug and Creativelive two of my favorite places to learn. This is a 31 day watercolor daily painting challenge with Yao Cheng. She's amazing!

drawing inspiration

When I'm not photographing flowers I enjoy drawing them. A couple of books that I am currently using for learning and inspiration are "How to Draw Modern Florals" and "Flow" magazine.

peonies in june

I look forward to June every year the beginning of summer.  It is the month I get to celebrate Dave's birthday, and many other family and friends that I love so much and also because the Peonies are blooming. I would say that they are my favorite flower but my favorite flower is usually the one I am photographing at the time - so I will say they are one of my favorites. I love that they open quickly and one of my goals is to catch them on time-lapse video opening. I am fascinated that their centers are so amazing and that they change color as they age.