Valentine

February 14, 2016

My first memory of Valentine's Day was when I was six years old. I remember writing out Valentine's Day cards for my first grade classmates. I remember spelling the day as "Valentime" with an "m." Eventually, I learned to spell the holiday correctly.

Interestingly, if you break up the non-word "Valentime," you will find the Latin root "Valen" which means "Strong." It is also a Latin baby name, which I like very much.

So, "Valentime" can be construed to mean "strong time." That make sense to me if we are talking about "Love."

Let's explore this analogy of "Love as Strong" a bit.

Oil Sketch. 8x10," 2012. M. Lamery. I will use this image in note cards I am producing for the 2016 Northwest Flower and Garden show.

Inspired by Beauty →

February 10, 2016

Gosh, what an action-packed week it has been!

Speaking of the Northwest Flower and Garden Show, it is NEXT WEEK! Egads! What did I get myself into? Everything is still sinking in. It is all a bit surreal. Where is the panic button? I am still feeling calm and under control. This is a huge undertaking on my part, something I have never done before. Beginner's Mind?

Forget-me-not. Oil on Canvas Paper, 8x10," 2016. (Detail.) M. Lamery — Forget-me-not. Oil on Canvas Paper, 8x10," 2016. (Detail.) M. Lamery

Un Jour Avec des Fleurs

February 1, 2016

In just a few short weeks, I will be participating in the Northwest Flower and Garden show , February 17-21, at the Washington Convention and Trade Center.

I made a short 41-second video featuring a few of my new paintings I am preparing for the show. I really enjoy making these little videos. I like setting the images to music as a way to express myself through my art.

The Calla Lilies are in Bloom Again →

January 25, 2016

The calla lily originated thousands of years ago in southern Africa, particularly from the range of South Africa to Malawi and the island of Madagascar. The most common tropical calla comes from the banks of the Nile River in Egypt it is called calla lily, Ethiopian lily, or common calla.

For this painting, I chose to use yellow as the predominant hue in the painting. Yellow is the most luminous of all the colors of the spectrum. It’s the color that captures our attention more than any other color. It’s the color of happiness, and optimism, of enlightenment and creativity, sunshine and spring.

I also made a short little 60-second video showing various stages of creating this painting. I hope that you will enjoy it!