Getting back into it

Ti-Tree Waterfalls. "Work in progress"

After a short hiatus from painting and blogging, and some procrastinating, I figured it was time to get moving again. Here are a couple of small paintings I've been working on recently, and both are still works in progress.
The waterfall is located in Australia-in my brothers backyard, which is to the side at the bottom of a gully. The sound of water splashing down over the rocks, the sweet fresh air, the beautiful lush bush and the unique mimicking songs of the Lyre bird-
is so relaxing and magical...it is a real treat to your senses.

The pretty pink Rhododendrons below- or commonly known as Azaleas, can be found almost anywhere in the world. These ones in particular, were from a photograph I took outside the Dragonfly Gallery, located in Milton, Florida, which is where I have some artwork hanging at the moment.
They are so delicate in shape and each flower seems to have its own uniqueness in itself. From the shapes of the petals to the intensity of pink in each petal.
They remind me of the beautiful illustrations of May Gibbs and Pixie O'Harris -which were books Mum would read to my sister and I when we were little....