The Artist's Blog

UPDATED: It doesn't get much better than this. July. A complete indulgence of the senses. Endless inspiration for new paintings. Step right in and take a deep breath. Hear the humming buzz of the bees. Lavender calms and soothes the soul, and most of all, inspires creativity. [...]

Caroline's love of poppies and fascination with bees come together in this entertaining video filmed in her Tuscan garden as spring bursts forth. [...]

"You're not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop." - Rumi [...]

In this ode to peonies, Caroline recites one of her favourite poems as she harvests flowers from her Tuscan garden and creates her latest peony still life painting. [...]

It's quite the indulgence to spend time in the poppy fields and linger. Taking time to observe the flowers close up, with their interesting black stamen formations, and delicate transparent petals that glow red like little stained glass windows. [...]

Georgia O'Keeffe said, "When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it's your world for the moment". [...]

This video shows Caroline's creative process as she explores London's flower markets and gardens in preparation for her annual summer residency at Graham Fine Art gallery in London's fashionable Crouch End. [...]

In anticipation of her exhibition in Santa Fe in September, Caroline decided to reacquaint herself with the work of Georgia O'Keefe and became inspired to paint a series of massive floral paintings. [...]

I could not help but wonder how the magnificent lavender fields of Provence would be... might they also be well along? [...]

This year, our quest for Sunflowers in Provence did not disappoint. The warm spring in Europe conspired to bring many fields to an early bloom, much to my delight!!! [...]