Inspiration from Jane Austen....

"Jane Austen Garden Floral"

Watercolor 11"x 15" sold

When first reading Jane Austen as a teenager, I was quite fascinated by the pass times of the women in the books. They painted delicate landscape or floral paintings, they made music, they wrote poetry, they embroidered, they arranged flowers, and other wonderful activities. I loved the idea of "taking a turn" around the room... So much of the language was so appealing and gentle. A few years ago I decided to reread all the novels and found them to be even more delightful than I had remembered. I still found their activities to be wonderful. During the summer of reading, I indulged in a dainty floral of my own....