Saturday 5 January 2013

The Little Lemon Tree



This is a sketch from Desiree, done several weeks ago now during the tail end of autumn.  It's part of her own garden and amazingly colourful considering the time of year. A real reminder to me as to how mild the Californian climate is compared to that of the UK. Everything looks wonderfully lush. 

I am particularly jealous of her little lemon tree, something we can't grow remotely well here in England.

I have seen photos of Desiree's garden and its stunning. I think her love for her plants clearly spills over into this painting and i am so happy it's now part of my postcard collection.  Thank you Desiree!  

3 comments:

Robyn Sinclair said...

Desiree, I so love to be able to jump right into your beautiful watercolour to escape the miserable weather here. Beautifully loose and full of wonderful vibrant colours and fabulous mood.

Cathy Gatland said...

What a sunny, happy painting, so much how I imagine California to be.

Unknown said...

The watercolor look of this is gorgeous! Loving the vibrancy of the colors and the brush strokes. I would love to have a printing company and make this into a huge poster.