Hydrangeas

"Hydrangeas"
2.5 x 3.5 inches
watercolour
For sale

Last Saturday I went to the market to buy flowers. The market in is large and crowded, and after about 10:30 am, when the Saturday shopping crowd has made it out of their beds, I don't enjoy shopping there anymore.

I was at the market early last Saturday, and I wandered from stand to stand to see which was offering the best deal on flowers. Gladioluses, roses, gerberas, lilies, hydrangeas and all shapes and colours of flowers make it hard to choose. They all have their own beauty and they all call "take me home, take me home."

Hydrangeas are in season right now, and being the penny-pinching Dutchwoman I am, the fact that you can stop giving them water after a week and dry them, so that they last much longer than any other flower, convinced me to buy them. They've been giving me joy ever since, and they'll be the inspiration for many little paintings to come...


"Wine and flowers"
2.5 x 3.5 inches
watercolour
SOLD