Riot of Ruffles - sold

12"x12" oil on canvas

These peonies opened up so fast I had to paint them first! I was working on the pale pink peonies yesterday & today & the one on the right would NOT open up. So, stage left, costume change, set change. Off go the deep red fabric drapes, salt-glazed jug, & pale pink flowers to get their act together! Then I set up these dark fuscia peonies in my favorite dragonfly teapot I got in San Diego years ago. They continued to open as I painted them. They began as a ball half the size of my fist and in a few hours they reached the span of my fingers spread open wide. As they continued to open they made an absolute Riot of Ruffles! What incredible flowers!