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There are many pretty things growing in the garden now.  These are fava bean blossoms.   They look like tiny orchids. Caraway flowers. A pink cosmo flower. A bright nasturtium flower.

My newest painting is based on a wildflower called bladder campion.  I just picked it in my garden growing wild.   My daughter saw it and told me it also grows in her yard in Wisconsin. I really like the distinct ribbing and white blossoms.

I have been starting to paint a few candid photos and turning them into oil paintings.   We have quite a few cats.   They make very good subject matter.   Cats are so curious, active, and fun.

Making a lilac infused enfleurage on coconut oil.   I will add beeswax after the next week of lilac layering.

The lilacs are in bloom here. Inspired by all the lilacs. Lavender, white, deep violet...