Friday, September 20, 2013

Paint Party Friday - The Fallen Petals

This piece was inspired by some fallen petals on my dining table. I had received a bouquet of flowers the previous week and they were almost spent.  In fact I had already removed some purple flowers. It's acrylic on cardstock (6" x 6").

Linking to Paint Party Friday.


25 comments:

Faye said...

Oh how pretty, Christine. I love the foliage.

Paper rainbow said...

Faye is right this is very pretty. I love painting still life and I really like the placement of the fallen petals.

PaintingWrite said...

This is a pretty piece. Congrats on being this week's featured artist!

Valerie-Jael said...

Congrats on being featured this week! Lovely work again. Valerie

Giggles said...

Beautiful Christine...so glad your painting got picked this week...I loved that painting...this one is awesome too!!

Hugs Giggles

Anonymous said...

Yes, I agree with the others, very pretty. Congrats.

Netty said...

congratulations on being featured Christine and this is a very pretty piece. Happy PPF, Annette x

www.dorissdaughter.com said...

How lovely to receive a bouquet of flowers and to capture their beauty in paint before they wither. Great work!

Ivy said...

this is lovely, the fallen petals are just the right touch.

jarzabek said...

Interesting post :) Greetings and welcome to Us Patricia & Daniel

Plowing Through Life (Martha) said...

Lovely painting, Christine. Have a great weekend.

Optimistic Existentialist said...

I love how your paintings are inspired by the everyday things in life :)

Carolyn Dube said...

The fallen petals look like they have a story to tell. Love how it draw the eye! Happy PPF!

Anonymous said...

I love your style Christine,

Adam said...

very nice

Karla B said...

Lovely!

Debbie said...

So soft and calm feeling on that neutral background. Very nice.

Susan said...

Love your artwork on the neutral background.

ann @ studiohyde said...

Awesome that you are featured on PPF...good for you :)

Lisabella Russo said...

I enjoy paintings that capture parts of the lifetime of flowers... I love your petals on the table.

GlorV1 said...

Hi Christine. Congrats on being picked for Friday's PPF feature. I love how you captured the last bit of life from your bouquet of flowers. That shows how much you loved them. Nice work.
gloria

Ariel said...

I love the white of the petals.It really shows. Happy PPF

The Rev. Arnoldo L. Romero, MLA said...

I love the way you captured the glass, Christine. Congratulations on your feature at Paint Party Friday. Blessings!

Kay said...

OK...OK...I'm going now to do some painting. :-)

stefanie stark said...

Oh your flowers look so charming and enchanting! This is such a pretty picture!