#blackparrottulips

[deborahchapinstudio]

Spring is really charging full speed ahead. The cold has slowed down the garden but my #blackparrottulips which were eaten down to the stubs last year all popped this week without a warning. As some of you know I started this piece 2 years ago and but last year I had a setback because of a critter (as yet to be apprehended) ate them right down to the ground. So what I did this year was I covered it up with netting and that worked and I’ve had loads of blossoms to work with. Some of you may have followed the story that I had posted on Thursday etc showing my progress as it developed and today I think I’m finished. I have to let it sit and look at in a few days. I am pressed because I have a lot of little pieces that I want to do & finish and also and the #irises, and #peonies are getting ready to pop and then the #Siberianiris and then the #Japaneseiris and then who knows what else I forgotten because I’ve planted a lot of things in my #paintersgarden #garden. Just like #Monet I figure it’s easy to paint exactly what you want to paint if you grow it. #floralpainting #floralpaintingsforsale #pleinairpainting #pleinairpainter #womanartist #womenartist #americanwomenartists #deborahchapin #blackparrottulips @deborahchapinfineart (at Deborah Chapin Fine Art) https://www.instagram.com/p/CO8RrueHoKN/?igshid=udlkd8b0kgyo

[hortushorrei]

April flowers. Tulipa 'Black Parrot' blooming now at La Macchina Fissa. #tulips #blackparrottulip #italy #readingretreatsinruralitaly #gardening #springflowers #springfloweringbulbs (presso La Macchina Fissa) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwc212SB-yg/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=127ih7axjikgv

[littlewredwritinghood]

Angel of Death by #evelyndemorgan 1881 intermeshed with a gorgeous #blackparrottulip .....

[deborahchapinstudio]

New Studio ~ WIP New floral paintings in the works ~ Log of work Starting May 26th

Just trying to catch up on the online news…. It is hard it seems these days to decide which painting to work on or should I catch up on the garden, oh and what about finishing the studio… Such great weather is a mixed blessing.  Well I’ve been doing some floral pieces the beginning of this week,  Well this one is all done but the shouting.

Have to tweak a spot or two in the background. Now to find a frame for the show at the #riverartsme #membershow in #damariscottamaine #bristolmaine

continued….WIP I’ve never really thought of tulips as good painting material but I’ve changed my mind  these parrot tulips are just exquisite. They have two tones one is the exterior tone and one is on the interior. So I’m doing a set of these. I worked on the blossoms and then I’ll go back and do the leaves because I think that the blossoms will change and evolve. All pieces are 12×17 size canvases that I had on hand.

Yesterday it was overcast and started to rain ☔️ it’s been raining ever since so just snagged part of one piece.  I’ve discovered a couple of things 1. these tulips start turning black as they age and so they become new tulips and  2. when it is chilly or when it’s going to rain they close up.  They are so beautiful and I’m just beginning to scratch the surface. I want to do a larger piece similar to the Siberian’s that I’ve done before and believe it can be done.

They are supposed to bloom 2 weeks so crossing my fingers. I also am starting a marine …. uh ohhh. Playing hooky from finishing the drywall of the studio I think. #maineart #fineart #maine_art#oilpainting #midcoastmaine#mainecoast #newoilpaintingstudio#newgallery #midcoastmaine#newbristolstudio #riverartsme#bristolmaine #pleinairpainter#pleinairpainting#damariscottamaine #papme#floralpainting #blackparrottulips#springgarden #maine_igers@deborahchapin

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Continued Start of Larger piece:

Well the first two are sketched in on the larger piece that I want to do they all decided to open up at once, of course. So it paid to do a little preliminary work to get the hang of it. You’re never sure if you’re getting it or not you just pitch in there and hope for the best. I’m going to try to do two more before the light changes too much. Had this 24 x 36 canvas ready to go with the background already dropped in which was nice, figure out if I want to keep it that color not later oh my. Another beautiful spring day and we predict to have four straight days with this weather. Have to drop off my paining today as well at #riverarts So busy day.

#maineart #fineart #maine_art #oilpainting #midcoastmaine#mainecoast #newoilpaintingstudio #newgallery #midcoastmaine #newbristolstudio #riverartsme #papme #floralpainting #blackparrottulips#springgarden #maine_igers @deborahchapin @ Bristol, Maine

  #maineart #maineartist #deborahchapin #floralpainting #pleinairpainting#pleinairpainter#contemporarypainting #parrottulip #papme #springinmaine #mainelife#maineart #maine_art

continued with Large Piece adding more blossoms refining the shapes and tones and developing the piece.

  New Studio ~ WIP New floral paintings in the works New Studio ~ WIP New floral paintings in the works ~ Log of work Starting May 26th…