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Hundreds of dewdrops to greet the dawn, Hundreds of bees in the purple clover, Hundreds of butterflies on the lawn, But only one mother the wide world over. ~George Cooper

Tulips Are My Favorite Flower For Mother's Day

Tulip Setup

 Tulips have to be my favorite flower, if it is even possible to pick only one! They are so curvaceous and so baroque when they are finally opened to the point of the petals falling off of the stem. I have always been inspired by the Dutch floral painters of the 17th and 18th centuries, and fascinated by the "Tulip mania" that took place at that time. Imagine one tulip bulb more expensive than a house at that time!



Tulip Sketch



I like planting tulips with two varieties that are close in color range; for example: a pink next to a deep magenta. The one color plays off against the other and makes the color "dance" when viewed at a distance. Another nice combination are a striped variety with a solid. In my garden they usually forget-me-knots at their feet. The small blue and pink flowerettes are a nice compliment to the grand stately tulip. I plant a variety of species so that I can extend the blooming (and viewing and painting!) time as long as possible. I'm going to go and collect some now!

Spring Daffodils

"Finally, finally SPRING!



The beginning sketches of Daffodils



The daffodils are in full bloom in my garden here in Pennsylvania. The bright yellow color is so welcoming.  I love to pick a bouquet of daffies and bring them into the house. It's a sign that the garden season has really started! I took the vase into my studio and enjoyed drawing them and adding the color - yellows, greens and creams.

 

Spring Daffodils



They are  blooming at the same time as the grape hyacinths, primroses, forget-me-knots, and early tulips. The combination of the classic blue and yellow is stunning in the garden, especially when planted "en masse". Many of these different daffodil varieties were gifts from other gardeners. It is a nice reminder of them. It is always fun to share plants." 

Artist of the Month - April

Doll Barnes

Doll Barnes began creating her paper sculpture designs after being introduced to the medium as a student in 2000.  She found the medium to be a perfect marriage betwen art and craft.  Each piece is created out of heavy weight art paper using various shaping techniques.  Foam core spacers are used for added dimension. 
A step-by-step demonstration showing how one of her pieces was created was filmed by HGTV - Home and Garden Television - and will be shown in and upcoming episode of their show,  "Thats Clever!"

Two of her pieces were shown at the Society of Illustrators in New York City as well as "ICON3", the Illustrators Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Doll lives in Wallingford, Connecticut surrounded by her menagerie of paper sculpture friends who are slowly, quietly taking over the house!Doll joined us to become one of our "Friends of Pamela" artists and has provided us with the pleasure of creating ecards from her exclusive line of paper sculptures. Her designs give new meaning to the word "whimsy".  With animation and music added to her collection of paper scultures, you now can send both her paper sculptures and electronic greeting cards (ecards) to your friends and family. 


We will be adding more of Doll Barnes' paper sculptures to our collection of ecards during the year. To learn more of Doll Barnes' paper sculpture, visit her website at http://www.dollbarnes.com/


Come back again to view more of Doll's ecards through the year.

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