Contemporary Artists of Texas: hydrangeas

France, Italy and the US - Flower Painting Workshops

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No sooner had I unpacked from my back to back workshops in Nashville and New Orleans, and it was time to prep for my Blog Talk Radio Show interview for Artists Helping Artists.

I'm so nervous! What if I forget my name? Worse yet, what if I forget the studio helpers' names?

Leslie Saeta and Margaret Sheldon, the hostesses, assure me it's just a chat between friends, nothing to be concerned about. Nevertheless, my motto is: It's best to be over prepared. I've glued post-it notes all over my computer and begun gargling with salt water. I've included essential information, too, like my name, blue and yellow makes green, all those little things that slip my 50-plus year old mind. Read more....

New Orleans Alumni, 2015

The classroom models take a bow!

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Blue Heaven Hydrangeas and Tough Choices in the Garden - Flower Paintings by Nancy Medina Art

Blue Heaven Hydrangeas

by Nancy Medina

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Oil on Deep Gallery Wrap Canvas

France, Italy and the US - Flower Painting Workshops

I clipped the blooms from my hydrangeas this evening. I originally had planned to cut some of my new irises and bring them into the studio to paint. I stood in front of the iris bed with the scissors in my hand, looking at the white irises, and the blue irises, and the deep purple, and I just could not bring myself to cut any of them. They were so tall, and fresh, and recently unfurled, and clearly enjoying their moment in the sun after a long winter.

The blue hydrangeas that traveled with me from my last workshop, however, were beginning to fade. Destined for my flower pots tomorrow, I knew the blossoms would not last much longer. Or perhaps that is just the excuse I used to have the courage to cut them. They posed quite bravely under the hot spotlight in Big Blue, my favorite vase, this evening. Here's to their sacrifice - thank you so much to these lovely blue blossoms for taking one for the team!

The studio models take a bow!

Thursday, March 5, 2015

My New Print Store - Maple Cottage Hydrangea Garden - Flower Painting Classes and Workshops by Nancy Medina Art

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Maple Cottage Hydrangea Garden

by Nancy Medina

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Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

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I'm so excited to announce my new print store has finally opened. Thanks so much to everyone who has been so patient over the years, waiting for prints that took quite some time to arrive. Good things happen for flower friends who wait!

In a few days, I'll also be launching a new daily painting journal on my new Web site, featuring my new print store, free painting videos for you, and lots of exciting new colors and moving parts.

Here's a sneak peek where you'll see much more in the future on my new web site. Let me know what you think, I always love so much to hear from you!

Saturday, February 28, 2015

Hidden Hydrangea Garden - Flower Painting Classes and Workshops by Nancy Medina Art

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Hidden Hydrangea Garden

by Nancy Medina

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Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

France, Italy and the US - Flower Painting Workshops

Hidden Hydrangea Garden is the newest painting in Flower Mound Studio, with snow all day keeping the helpers and I pretty much house bound. Hidden Hydrangea is another painting dedicated to the memory of my great-grandmother's house in Palestine, Texas, a house that has wonderful childhood memories for me. Shady verandas, the haunted peacock bedroom upstairs, the big claw-foot bathtub, and the shed in the back yard with so many shadows and places to hide...all of these places still play a starring role in my dreams sometimes.

Sunday, January 11, 2015

Dreams of Summer Hydrangeas and Painting Florida Flowers - Nancy Medina Art

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Dreams of Summer Hydrangeas

by Nancy Medina

Class Demonstration

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Oil on Linen Panel

France, Italy and the US - Flower Painting Workshops

We hit the flower jackpot in Florida yesterday, my hostess with the most-ess Ann drove me to a warehouse of fresh flowers as soon as I landed in the sunshine state yesterday. On top of that, she failed to restrain me in any way, shape, or fashion, as I tossed fresh peonies, hydrangeas, Japanese iris, daisies, delphiniums, and all sorts of other colorful plants onto ~~our~~ my shopping cart. Oh, and a few new vases, too, (because one can never have too many sparkley vases....). Today we painted hydrangeas until the seagulls came home, and tomorrow we're going to warm up our pink brushs with some lovely roses and peonies. I do so appreciate my flower models. They don't fidget, they don't complain about the bright lights, they don't eat much and never, ever show up for a shoot after partying all night with bags under their eyes. Read more....

The classroom models take a bow!

Monday, November 17, 2014

Blooming Radishes and Hydrangeas and an International Art Event - Nancy Medina Flower Paintings

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California Blooming

Radishes and Hydrangeas

by Nancy Medina

Class Demonstration

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Oil on Archival Panel

France, Italy and the US - Flower Painting Workshops

California Blooming Radishes and Hydrangeas was my class demonstration in historic Balboa Park this weekend. I was tickled pink to find the roses were in bloom on Coronado Island, when we visited my favorite cottage garden there after class. This talented group of painters included the largest collection of international students I've ever had in a class. The traveled furthest award went to six students from Singapore, Australia, and Canada, though one of the ladies from Orange County California was pretty certain her commute that morning took longer than a flight from Sydney. We also had painters from Michigan, Alabama, Arizona, New York, Idaho, and across California swinging brushes and making bright color happen. My next California workshop is going to be in....*sound of harps* Sonoma, California! That spring class in one of the most beautiful wine destinations in the US is filling fast so don't delay, I'm reserving a grape with your name on it mon cher! Read more...

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Confetti Pink Hydrangeas - Flower Paintings by Nancy Medina

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Confetti Pink Hydrangeas

by Nancy Medina

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Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

My new video

Confetti Pink Hydrangeas is an arrangement inspired by garden colors today. If you look closely, you're likely to see a little pug nosing around in there. My helpers are awfully fond of hopping into the camera lens at just that perfect moment when you finally get the blossom centered and in focus.

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Colro Connection Hydrangeas - Flower Paintings by Nancy Medina

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Color Connection Hydrangeas

by Nancy Medina

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Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

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Color Connection is the newest daily painting in Flower Mound Studio, it's so good to be home after back to back trips. I'll be sending out a big announcement via the newsletter Thursday, so be sure to sign up if you haven't already. I also have a new FREE video I made for you while flying home from New Orleans this week. I've discovered sitting on a plane is about the only time I can dedicate uninterrupted time to editing videos. Since we are all waiting with bated breath for my DVD lessons to launch (I'm being patient, I swear I am, my videographer is wonderful and she has a new baby, after all, the best reason on earth not to rush your videographer....), it seemed only proper that we have a little appetizer video to hold us over. I'll share that with you Thursday morning, bright and early, also via the newsletter. Sign up here so you won't miss out, there is a cameo appearance by one of my helpers, after all....

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Three Wishes Hydrangeas and a Free Painting Giveaway - Floral Art by Nancy Medina

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Three Wishes White Hydrangeas

by Nancy Medina

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Oil on Archival Panel

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I bought these big ole white hydrangeas for my class in Louisiana last week and they are still looking fresh. Because they were in pots of soil, I was able to plant all of them in my garden yesterday before the rain paid us a visit here in Flower Mound today. It's the ultimate recycling program for floral studio models! The flower factory has been chugging out paintings steadily for the past few months, so let's ring in spring together with prezzies! I'm giving away a free original oil painting! You deserve it - you've been so good, so patient, so kind... Well mostly!! Just leave a comment on my Facebook fan page to be entered to win. I'll announce the winner Thursday so stay tuned!

Most of my 2014 workshops are full to the brim, so I've announced a new workshop near Houston Texas. Registration is now open, but the class is already half full so don't delay - put a little joy in your brush and let's make brilliant flowers bloom together in June! Here's the scoop....

Painting Brilliant Flowers in Spring, Texas

June 13, 14, 15, 2014

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The studio models take a bow!

Monday, March 17, 2014

White Hydrangea Color Burst - Flower Paintings by Nancy Medina

Detail: Color Burst Container Garden

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Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

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Color Burst Container Garden is the newest painting on the easel today. I decided to go just a little overboard with the color, because there was no one in the studio providing adult supervision whatsoever. As you can tell from my table loaded with flowers, I went grocery shopping, also with no adult supervision whatsoever. I forgot to pick up dishwasher soap, I was so distracted by the pots of blue hydrangeas. Perfectly understandable. How could I keep from crimping my flowers, if they had to share space in the cart with bulky grocery items such as milk and eggs?

Color Burst in progress

Sunday, March 16, 2014

Midnight Hydrangeas and a Tour of the Dallas Arboretum Blooms Fest - Flower Paintings by Nancy Medina

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Midnight Hydrangeas by Nancy Medina

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Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

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Midnight Garden Hydrangeas was completed around...midnight yesterday in the studio, a small study to warm up my brushes for a new three foot container garden of hydrangeas in progress. I'm preparing a new series of large gallery wrap container gardens in preparation for my one and only annual outdoor show at Dallas Arboretum. Artscape will be held April 26-27, with a member preview the evening of April 25.

You are invited to join me and almost 75 other artists under the cherry blossom trees. This will be a fun show in the most beautiful gardens in North Texas staged at a time when the azaleas, tulips, daffodils, and every flower you can imagine will be blooming simultaneously. Visit my art blog today to see a tour of the flower gardens!

You Are Invited!

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Dallas Arboretum Artscape

April 26-27, 2014

9 am to 5 pm daily

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Saturday, March 15, 2014

Earths Child Hydrangeas and a Dallas Arboretum Honor - Flower Paintings by Nancy Medina

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Earth's Children Hydrangeas

by Nancy Medina

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Oil on Archival Panel

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Earth's Children Hydrangeas was one of my class demonstrations in Florida last week. I finally got all my boxes unpacked and now I'm re-packing for Lafayette, Louisiana next week. I was delighted to receive word that my painting, Ribbons in the Sky White Tulips was juried into the Dallas Arboretum Garden Gallery for 2014. Competition is fierce to be included in the show which helps launch the Dallas Blooms Festival - I had to rush to the framer this morning. After all these years, he has grown used to my outlandish requests and takes them all in stride. Framing wet paintings, custom framing multiple paintings in 24 hours for last minute show entries, he is utterly unflappable and always does a beautiful job. Something tells me the big box framers would laugh me out the door if I even dared to ask for such special handling.

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Wintry Mix White Hydrangeas - Painting Beachside Flowers by Nancy Medina

Wintry Mix White Florals

by Nancy Medina

Class Demonstration

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Oil on Archival Panel

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We painted plein air in a beautiful garden with bougainvillea for the fourth day of my Florida workshop today in 80 degree weather and sunshine, with a little drenching by an unexpected sprinkler or two just to keep things interesting. I'll be sharing pictures of the fruit of our outdoor labors soon, but here are some images from our days in the studio painting first. We ended our week with four paintings, including sunflowers, roses, white hydrangeas, and bougainvillea in fuschia, peach and violet. It was wonderful to have fresh bougainvillea to paint, but watch out for those thorns, they're wicked!

Giving that color some Florida fruit punch!

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Party Mix Hydrangeas and Delphiniums ~ Flower Painting by Nancy Medina

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Party Mix Hydrangeas and Delphiniums

by Nancy Medina

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Palette Knife/Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

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