Blooming Hats 9x12 Sold

I have a long standing custom of buying red geraniums each spring for the front yard. Geraniums are sun-lovers and thrive in those "hot spots" that receive mid-day and afternoon sun. Red as always been the color of choice. However, this year for some explainable reason, I changed colors. I went pink. Geraniums are fun to paint because the value change is so easily detectable in the petals; take note of the distinction in the blooms in this painting. Blooming Hats has been sold for quite a while, but it has always been one of my favorite floral pieces. Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "Earth laughs in flowers." Maybe that's why they make us feel better.