A long time ago when I was an art student, I felt I had to be kind of macho. You know, no painting anything 'soft' or 'pretty' or 'narrative' and stuff. All of us had to be macho, men and women both. I wasted a LOT of time painting huge, expressionistic canvases that were awful. At some point, I figured out I'd just paint and draw what I wanted. I've been doing it ever since.
So, want some flowers? Here are two recent ones and a link to my new album at left, in which I've collected the plant drawings from this year: 
Sunflower in black ink. Pineapple lily in blue ink.
Here's a link to the colorful flower collection: http://laurelines.typepad.com/photos/artwork_plants_flowers/
Remember, you can click on each thumbnail to see the larger drawing.
Hah ! We must have gone to the same art school !!! I love watercolor and refused to paint flowers for years because that was just so "feminine" and I so wanted to just be an artist without gender considerations. Many moons later I have realized I am a woman and that is only a small part of my personal definition. I actually LOVE painting flowers in watercolor and you are so absolutley correct in that the thing to do is to paint as you like. Thanks..I love visiting you on your blog.
Kathleen In Saint Louis
Posted by: Kathleen Barnes | August 09, 2005 at 01:45 PM
Thanks, J, L, J, and C! Yes, Jonna, I'm in a blue phase, part of a yearlong color project I've been working on! C, I'm going to assess all that I've done this year, color- and sketchbook-wise, and see what I can do further with this material. Kind of fun to think about. Thanks for your interest!
Posted by: Laura | August 04, 2005 at 09:00 AM
oh that's so great to have them all together like that, and I'm wondering because of Liz's comment, have you had anything printed as cards ? (or book, as was suggested to Wally today)
Posted by: Cin | August 04, 2005 at 12:34 AM
What a great presentation when they're all together. At first, you might think they would drown each other out but they all actually look brighter and bolder as a group. That's a wonderful album. And I don't think I ever mentioned it but I do love the colors of your blog.
Posted by: janey | August 03, 2005 at 09:34 PM
Wow-ee! Have you thought about making a poster? What a treat. I love how they look all together - I can just imagine a long skinny poster/digital print. (Signed limited editions? Hmmm.) Great fun.
Posted by: Liz | August 03, 2005 at 06:15 PM
Are you in some kind of (happy) blue period? I'm loving the blue you're using lately.
Posted by: Jonna | August 03, 2005 at 04:36 PM