Friday, March 12, 2010

Spring Fever

Spring is in the air. The daffodil plants are poking through in the yard. I see gardeners excitedly spending time clearing winter debris and getting the garden ready for spring planting. Ducks are frantically looking for a place to nest and lay eggs. During my walk in the local fitness trail last saturday I saw patches of beautiful tiny blue flowers whose name unfortunately I haven't learnt yet. And, I came across a fascinating article "Breezy Love or Sacking of the Bees" by Olivia Judson in New York Times.

The flower power was indeed strong. I pushed aside the two paintings I was working on and decided to do a quick small color pencil flower sketch. The simple flower took longer than I anticipated. I got carried away, covering the paper with design and color!

Red Beauty color pencils 6x6"

8 comments:

Kathy Staicer said...

You captured the feeling of spring that we are all patiently waiting for.

Meera Rao said...

Thanks Kathy! I am not sure about 'patiently' :)

Sujit Sudhi said...

Great job Meera. The amount of detail you have on this one is amazing. Superb colours too. Enjoy the spring and show us more floral paintings.

Meera Rao said...

Thanks Sujith! - Glad you liked the details - they seem overtake my desire for simplicity!

Rekha said...

Lovely painting...perfect for the season..

Meera Rao said...

Thank you Rekha-- for visiting my blog and your encouragement!

padmaja said...

I liked all of your florals, amazing work with a style of your own! I particularly loved spring fever.

Meera Rao said...

Thanks so much! and thank you also taking the time to leave a comment !

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