Lavender Morning

I woke up this morning and gazed at my lavender painting on the wall at the foot of my bed as i do most mornings…

Lots of things I love about lavender, the colour, smell, calming nature. This lavender painting is 4 ft x 5ft – one of my early works I created when I first moved to the US. Based on a photo I took at a lavender farm in Australia. It rained that day and the intoxicating aroma was even more intense than normal.

The purple flowers on the wispy green stems as if someone has trodden on them… painting this helped me stay calm in this hectic new life id launched myself into. Four years after the painting was finished I still enjoy waking up to this, (in my current hectic life!) taking in the colours and textures ready to face the day ahead. Sometimes I even think i can still smell the lavender……