Monday 14 February 2011

Buddleia



Buddleia

Yes I am aware they are not roses, and they are not red. But they were painted by me, and they were grown in my own garden. Yes they are blue. It seems my blue challenge started sooner than I had realised.

I thought the story today had to have some flowers. Flowers are not something that I paint very often apart from poppies which I just cannot resist. I painted these last summer. The butterflies love these flowers and they do grow very easily all over this part of the world. These flowers were picked for a bush I had planted to show my son how easy they were to grow.

He and I were sitting in the back garden and he mentioned them. I told him how to take a cutting from a plant. I showed him what to do and stuck it in the soil. Two years later I picked this bunch and painted them.

So with that thought and that story I added them to today’s blog.

This blog is linked to my other.  I Cannot Ignore The Day

5 comments:

  1. Well, these are just so lovely, Ralph!

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  2. Your flowers are beautiful Ralph, and make a lovely painting ... may you have a very happy Valentine's Day.:)

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  3. You've painted these beautifully Ralph.

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  4. En ce jour de Saint Valentin ce magnifique bouquet de fleurs me fait voir la vie en bleu...
    Bisous

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  5. These are just gorgeous Ralph! Such a wonderful, vibrant colour! I LOVE this :0)

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