Baby's Garden

So it turns out we're having a girl which means I'm rethinking all of my paintings now for the nusery obviously.  Boats for boys was, well, masculine. So instead, I've decided to do a series of flower and garden paintings called "Baby's Garden" to go with the English Cottage Shabby Chic nursery I'm planning. Finally, I get to paint lots of flowers! I used to love painting florals until *someone* asked if I could paint anything else?  Since then, I have been in somewhat of a landscape/cityscape rut, at least with watercolors.  For Baby's Garden, my plan is to do about 8 paintings total, with 3 "main pieces" that will 16x20 (framed) and 5 others in either 8x10 or 11x14 supporting the larger pieces.  These 2 here are both supporting pieces. I've had this photograph of wisteria forever, and I always wondered if there would ever be an occasion to paint it since it's sort of a boring composition on it's own. The photo was shot at a vineyard in Napa, CA.

The next one here's a Magnolia, obviously. I figure if Baby Girl is going to be born and raised in Georgia, she most certainly needs a magnolia in her garden!