#gardenseries

My tulip obsession continues. Have you ever seen a field (or even a large flower bed) full of tulips in the spring? They are a riot of happy color! They announce themselves all of a sudden, as if to say “the season is beginning NOW!”. I just painted this one yesterday... she will be scanned and posted for sale on my website in the next few days (but if you’re interested, message before then!). She’ll go into my GARDEN series (link in bio)... I LOVE LOVE LOVE TULIPS!! 🌷 They are my all-time fave. I even bought me this beautiful glass jar full of bulbs, just yesterday and posted in my story... swoon! 🧡❤️💜💙 #ClaireDesjardins #Pink #PinkTulips #Tulips #PinkAndGreen #Garden #GardenSeries #SpringIsNearlyHere #SpringFlowers (at Gore (Québec)) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLaDGrhpny8/?igshid=masmbj1y3p9

It’s almost officially summer… and summer solstice is only two short weeks away from today… where is time flying?! My garden is starting to fill up with blooms of all colors and shapes, inspiring me at every turn, as I inspect my colourful flowerbeds, daily. So much beauty. And yesterday morning, I discovered a fledgling owl in our forest! He still had his downy white fluff on him, though his adult feathers were starting to show at the tips of his wings. That was a couple of hours before we spotted a family of Canada Geese on our lake, whose chicks are now closer to being teenagers than they are babies. It all happens so quickly. I love love love this time of year! “Growing In” is now available on my website, in my GARDEN series (where else would it be?). Link in bio… take a look, and have a splendid day! 🧡❤️💜💙 #ClaireDesjardins #GardenSeries #Garden #FloralPainting #FloralPaintingForSale #BuyArtOnline #AbstractFloral #Flowers #FlowerPainting (at Gore (Québec)) https://www.instagram.com/p/CP0VSKYJhH6/?utm_medium=tumblr

Spring blossoms dance through my dreams, splashing color where they may, inciting my vivid imagination. I am hopeful of things to come. This is my favourite time of year. She is in my GARDEN series (link in bio). Be happy! 🌸🌺🌿🌸 #ClaireDesjardins #FloralPainting #GardenPainting #Garden #GardenSeries #TexturedPainting #Flowers #Spring #SpringTime #SpringBlooms #SpringBlossoms (at Gore (Québec)) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPq3rjUpn7Y/?utm_medium=tumblr

Come on, flowers, show yourselves! I’m willing my garden to blossom with color. It’s coming soon, I know it: the buds are all there, just waiting to pop! Until that time, I’m just painting what I hope for: a gorgeous flowerbed, bursting at the seams with color! Happy afternoon! 🧡❤️💜💙 #ClaireDesjardins #Garden #GardenSeries #GardenPainting #FloralPainting #FlowerPainting #Flowers #Spring #Greenery #Green #Floral (at Gore (Québec)) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPgpIi9Jw_q/?utm_medium=tumblr

Someone told me how to make a carrousel again, now that the interface is changed on Instagram… So here you go: scroll sideways to fully appreciate my newly acquired skill! Lol! This little painting is called A Little Sparkle (12 x 16”). It’s a special piece: it is the first painting that I have ever used a metallic foil on! I love the shimmery effect of the gold on the dark blue background. It feels magical. She’s on my website now, in my GARDEN series (link in bio). Shimmer, shimmer bébé! Have a great dé!! 🧡❤️💜💙 #ClaireDesjardins #FloralPainting #Garden #GardenSeries #Magenta #NavyBlue #Metallic #GoldFoil #Goldleaf #Green (at Gore (Québec)) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPIktDZpKdd/?utm_medium=tumblr

It’s pouring rain outside, and I am dreaming of sunshine, as I work on my very first sunflower painting (a commission). It’s not yet finished, but we’ll on its way. It’s a bit scary to paint something that is out of my comfort zone, but here it is anyhow: a work in progress, and it is very sunny, indeed! Can’t wait to see how the puddles of purple dried! I think I’ll add more blue. Baby steps. 🧡❤️💜💙 #ClaireDesjardins #Sunflower #Yellow #Garden #GardenSeries #CommissionedPainting (at Gore (Québec)) https://www.instagram.com/p/COSkqMCJuGc/?igshid=hl6bxrwcgmyf

Pink and green. This is one of my favourite color combinations, especially at this time of year! I was working in my gardens this morning, trying to make sense of all those little sprouts who are too little to recognize just yet… Some may be weeds others may be “good“ plants, so I dare not yank anything out just yet. Gardening is one of my great pleasures in life, although my back doesn’t love it as much as my mind does. Small doses, only. I get such a wonderful sense of satisfaction when it all starts to come together, and the flowers bloom as hoped! In the meantime, I just keep myself busy painting my “perfect garden” in my studio. Here are four very differently painted floral paintings that I created (swipe sideways). Naturally, they find their way into my GARDEN series (link in bio). Have an inspiring day! 🧡❤️💜💙 #ClaireDesjardins #PinkAndGreen #GardenSeries #Garden #Flowers #Floral #FloralPainting #AbstractFloralPainting #FlowerPainting (at Gore (Québec)) https://www.instagram.com/p/CON-CdAJoGQ/?igshid=15m6zq7xmofm5

I have only to sign this little one (14 x 18”), and she is finished! I think I will call her “Pleasant Afternoon”. Why? Well because today is feeling that way! Message me if interested. She’ll be in my GARDEN series on my website, in a few days (link in bio). Love you! 🧡❤️💜💙 #ClaireDesjardins #GardenSeries #Garden #FloralPainting #Flowers #FlowerPainting #AbstractFloral #AbstractFloralPainting #BuyArtOnline (at Gore (Québec)) https://www.instagram.com/p/CN0SS6pJyCO/?igshid=1mwerhqx780d6