Showing posts with label bee balm. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bee balm. Show all posts

Saturday, March 2, 2013

Original acrylic painting, Bee Balm, on a card, by artist Susan Spohn

Card Bee Balm
5x7 inches, original acrylic painting
Today's card features some bee balm. I used to have a wonderful stand of bee balm where I used to live. I planted them at the end of a drain pipe from a gutter in an enclosed cement bed. They loved it! Bee Balm do not do well in my yard here in Salida, it is too dry and they need lots of moisture. This painting is from some reference photos of my gardens in days gone by. These greeting cards painted on Strathmore's watercolor paper include a white envelope. They are blank inside. Visit my website to purchase these original hand-painted cards.  SpohnStudio.com

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Susan Spohn --- Bee Balm & Blue Thistle

Bee Balm & Blue Thistle
Oil Painting on Watercolor Paper
18 x 24
This is a luscious painting with thick and lively strokes mainly acquired by using the pallet knife. I painted this piece on sealed watercolor paper and then adhered it to board. It is framed in a gold with black speckled frame. This is a scene from one of my gardens a few years ago. The bee balm was always so glorious! And then I tried these blue thistle flowers in that garden; what a lovely mix! This piece was sold today. Contact me for more information on garden paintings.
 
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Some close ups from this painting: