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I came across these lovely warm blushing purple hydrangeas at the grocers a couple days ago and had to have them.  There were traditional baby blue, pink, and white hydrangeas.  But these ones caught my eye.   I am enjoying two things.  First.  I am working on painting these.  I am realizing that when I paint larger, I need much more paint and larger brushes.  That should make sense.  But sometimes one doesn't realize until after starting that one is in the habit of working on a smaller scale.  So here is the first run.  I will be adding more paint and layers to this including larger and more generous brush strokes of paint, and darkening glazes in shadow areas....

What is the difference between my large and small paintings in my shop?  The answer is 12 inches.  If a side of the artwork is 12 inches or larger, I will put the painting in the "Large Paintings" category.  So for example, 9 x 12 inch painting goes in my large paintings; 8 x 10 inch painting goes in my Small Paintings category; 12 x 12 inch goes in large paintings, 10 x 10 inch goes in small paintings.  Hope this makes sense!