Garden Show IV

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The Italians come every year with their antiques.

An old fountain from an old villa, for your garden

An antique fountain decoration

detail of above

Another urban terrace garden

Have stone, make fountain

Garden Show III

And More

The next few days will have more these, because I will be gone and can't post. Back to art later.

A cozy tiny garden

and more.....

Garden Show II

More Pretties

A modern garden

Another view of the same, above

How one has a garden party in the city

Extra enormous botanicals. Note people head sizes in comparison. The people are alive, the plants not.

These gardens are all made in this exhibit hall from tons of elements brought in.

and more to come.

Just Classes Again

two-point perspective (top) and pen and ink (bottom) exercises

beginnings of a gouache painting on watercolor canvas

Garden Show

Spring is Almost Upon Us

The following pictures are from this year's Garden Show in Zürich, four large floors worth.

Part of an enormous pot of orchids

The picture lighting is not good, but you can see an example of the huge floral displays.

A textured wall....

... in multiple colors

Hand painted fired lava stone patio tables from Sicily

A very modern urban garden 

More to follow.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day

The Green

Remembering Patrick was a missionary. So goes the lesson.

Watercolor 250

Spring Flowers

Watercolor 249

Spring, Sort of

Even though it is blustery and chilly right now, we have had enough days of sunshine that the daffodils and primulas are starting to open.

Hmmm, the color is actually more intense than this....

And the Garden Show is on this week. I might go tomorrow.