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Friday, May 20, 2011

Paint Party Friday all day...and night




My beautiful Irises are almost finished blooming.  The inspiration from their colorful hues, however, remains. Vincent Van Gogh painted many an iris from his native Holland and in his honor for Paint Party Friday; I offer my version of the many hued flowers.  One is titled Day-ly Iris and the other; yup you guessed it…Night-ly Iris.  Sorry for the poor quality of the photos, I'm not the best of photographers.



I never tire of painting the ruffles and ridges of these flowers, and the variations, well they are just amazing!

Glad things are working the way they are supposed to work today.  Don’t think I could deal with another week of issues.  A new router arrived, blogger decided to behave, and the sun is shining so all is right with the world.   I just feel like doing nothing, but I will be late opening the store….Could it be, that I am getting distracted?   You betcha!

Visit all the wonderful art to be discovered at Paint Party Friday.   Thanks to Kristen and Eva…they are the best!
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41 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 20, 2011 at 5:14 AM

    oh my gosh what a beautiful iris,, I love Irises and have painted a couple,, yours are truly beautiful,,

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  2. Valerie-JaelMay 20, 2011 at 5:51 AM

    Your irises are lovely, especially the night one! Hope things soon run more smoothly for you! Happy PPF, Valerie

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  3. Šolanje na domu-WaldorfMay 20, 2011 at 6:26 AM

    These flowers are just amazing to me. Love them!

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  4. AbelaMay 20, 2011 at 7:40 AM

    The flowers are great, especially the second one is my favorite, get the essence of a flower is not easy. Saludos

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  5. SHERI COOKMay 20, 2011 at 8:05 AM

    Your flower art is great! HAPPY PPF!

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  6. Lee PierceMay 20, 2011 at 8:38 AM

    Beautiful Irises! Have a great Friday, Crystal :D

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  7. Lynne MoncrieffMay 20, 2011 at 8:41 AM

    Hi
    Thank You so much for visiting my Blog especially as it's my first time. Your words meant the world to me and has given me encouragement to consider keeping my art supplies out and using them.
    Those flowers are remarkable in their beauty.
    Wishes
    Lynne

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  8. VictoriaMay 20, 2011 at 8:54 AM

    Wow!! Both are exqusitely gorgeous..I have a love for irises too and this post was so delightful and beautiful!
    Victoria

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  9. AnonymousMay 20, 2011 at 9:45 AM

    Your Irises are just fabulous! I love painting them too for all the same reasons. Ours don't bloom till later in the summer...can't wait. The sun is shining with beautiful blue sky here too and I'd rather do nothing but sit out on the deck and enjoy. But alas, I have errands to run. Happy PPF! :-)

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  10. Pam TuckerMay 20, 2011 at 9:52 AM

    Crystal, your irises are gorgeous! I am in love with the first one. Those colors are just beautiful! Love, love, love it! :)

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  11. EVAMay 20, 2011 at 9:53 AM

    Thank you Crystal! :)

    These are absolutely gorgeous! Mine aren't up yet but now i will be looking to them for inspiration. How wonderful to also have these in your garden.

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  12. EVAMay 20, 2011 at 9:54 AM

    oh - and I just noticed the Moon in Nightly - How charming!!

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  13. NettyMay 20, 2011 at 9:55 AM

    Your irises are superb and loving the background of the second one.
    Happy PPF, Annette x

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  14. Jehanne's doodlesMay 20, 2011 at 10:09 AM

    Oh these are gorgeous!! I particular like the night one :)

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  15. Jenny May 20, 2011 at 10:24 AM

    Simply stunning..I'm a huge fan of irises, and lilies too. One of these days I really want to give painting them a try...you certainly help inspire me to do it :)x

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  16. peggy gattoMay 20, 2011 at 11:25 AM

    Your flower details are really exceptional and I love both color ways!!!

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  17. Julie PrichardMay 20, 2011 at 11:26 AM

    These are fantastic! Happy PPF!

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  18. Kat SlomaMay 20, 2011 at 12:51 PM

    I love iris too, they are such an interesting flower. In Keizer, Oregon, there is a place that sells iris and in may you can see all of the many varieties in bloom in their display gardens and choose them to order. Gorgeous! Your paintings are amazing. Happy PPF.

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  19. JulieMay 20, 2011 at 12:53 PM

    I love irises, yours are beautiful. I especially like the night version.

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  20. Denise MulliganMay 20, 2011 at 12:59 PM

    STUNNING! You really do lovely work! I really like the one with the moon in it myself ;)

    Have a great weekend!

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  21. Craftymoose CraftsMay 20, 2011 at 1:00 PM

    Irises are among my favorite flowers, and you did a beautiful job capturing them on canvas!

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  22. Magic Love CrowMay 20, 2011 at 1:04 PM

    Great paintings Crystal! The second one is my favourite! It looks very magical! Have a great one ;o)

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  23. Tammie LeeMay 20, 2011 at 1:12 PM

    oh my, these are lovely~

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  24. Kristin DudishMay 20, 2011 at 1:14 PM

    So, so beautiful... I love all of those beautiful ruffles and ridges - I'll never tire of looking at them :)

    I love your through a child's eyes post. Tyler was outside with Bob the other day (when it wasn't raining! ha!) and he knocked on the door, dandelion in hand. I melt whenever I hear the words, "Mom, I picked this just for you."

    xo
    Kristin

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  25. AnonymousMay 20, 2011 at 1:18 PM

    these are stunning! i love that you did a day and night version. the detail is so good-it is very clear how much you really do enjoy painting the ridges and ruffles of these beautiful flowers!

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  26. maddyroseMay 20, 2011 at 1:28 PM

    I love irises. They're my favorite flower and I've usually got a bunch of them this time of year but because of an extensive landscaping project this year I have none.Thanks to you it's like looking out the window and seeing them in my garden.

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  27. HeatherMay 20, 2011 at 1:30 PM

    Oh these are so beautiful crystal. You are so talented, and i can that you like making the little ruffles and details of them....really well done! Glad your new router came! all is well now in blog world, too! knock wood!
    xoxox

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  28. LeoviMay 20, 2011 at 4:09 PM

    Excellent composition. I love the texture and beautiful tones. Very nice and exotic flower.

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  29. ChristineMay 20, 2011 at 4:31 PM

    what a neat idea to do a day and night version.

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  30. Gerri HerbstMay 20, 2011 at 5:26 PM

    Beautiful iries.Thanks for yr sweet comments on my peony painting today.

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  31. GlorV1May 20, 2011 at 5:56 PM

    Your Irises are just beautiful!! Yes a tribute to Van Gogh who I also admire very much. You've done a great job, way to go! Happy PPF!

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  32. UnknownMay 20, 2011 at 8:00 PM

    oh these paintings took my breath away!!! just gorgeous!!!

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  33. Paula - Buenos AiresMay 20, 2011 at 9:09 PM

    Wonderful flowers, such lovely hues.
    Thanks for your weekly thoughtful comments on my blog!
    PS: I´m even considering a second cross stitch in that style, this time for our girl. :)

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  34. Carola BartzMay 20, 2011 at 10:23 PM

    Very beautiful irises.

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  35. TerrieMay 20, 2011 at 10:37 PM

    OMG - just gorgeous! So detailed and true to life. What a lot of talent you have.

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  36. Anne ButeraMay 21, 2011 at 11:43 AM

    Your iris paintings are so beautiful! Our irises just started blooming. It's our first spring here, so they will all be surprises when they pop! I'm not sure if I'll be brave enough to try to paint them. Yours turned out wonderfully!

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  37. ger chouinardMay 21, 2011 at 11:43 AM

    Beautiful Crystal! LOVE the light house too, smuggled some sand home from the Bahamas in my suitcase 2 weeks ago ... too funny! :)

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  38. Mary HysongMay 21, 2011 at 3:35 PM

    Beautiful, the both of them! I love iris's too. have some growing around the house that my granny planted more than 50 years ago as well as some newer varieties. Happy PPF.

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  39. Rosie KaplanMay 21, 2011 at 8:40 PM

    Beautiful paintings

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  40. Heather FoustMay 22, 2011 at 2:58 PM

    These are sooooo lovely!!! Beautiful!!! I adore Iris's. My problem is they do not say in the garden long enough.

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  41. AtelierBrigitteMay 30, 2011 at 1:01 PM

    Lovely paintings!

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As always thanks for you comments!