Category Archives: Landscape Painting

“Swallowtail by the Lake”

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One day Tom and I were photographing this beautiful swallowtail in our garden. I don’t recall ever seeing such a beautiful butterfly flying around our Queen Anne’s Lace before. These beauties bring me so much joy. Golden Rod has just popped up in our garden for the first time, and I absolutely love seeing cat tails by ponds, lakes, or by the side of the road. I thought the combination of all of that with some rocks that I absolutely have so much fun painting would make a nice painting.

I also added geese flying because I think composition wise it added to the painting. I think this would look nice with a wooden or black metal frame. Hope you too are finding and enjoying so much of God’s beauty.

Happy Creating,

Vicki

“Night by the Stream, Rochester, MI”

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Hello Everyone, Rochester Park in Michigan is one of my favorite places to visit. With it’s streams, trees, rocks, ducks, people walking on the paths, it’s so peaceful and always so inspiring.

“Night by the Stream” Rochester, MI / watercolor work in progress

I took my children there many times when they were growing up. They would play in the stream, walk all over the park and play on the playground equipment. For many years we participated in the Art & Apples Art show that drew so many art enthusiasts, it was so much fun to talk to others who love art, to get to know other Artists, and see beautiful work. A happy memory was when we took our daughter and her kids there and our grandson flew his kite we gave him on a windy day. It’s so fun to make happy memories. Hope you too have happy memories of beautiful places that are near you.

Happy Creating,

Vicki