A day in the garden...

Art in the Garden Party

celebrated each spring in May

at Summerland Cottage

with the sun shining

the birds singing

,

flowers blooming

Lorenzo portraiting

{sweet Beth }

Jonathan plein aire painting

Mary pasteling

friendships formed and rekindled

thank you Julie for driving so far to be part of the fun and sharing your new book

always a good time !

and for more fun check out the video here

and snaps from last year here

Annual Garden Party

is just a few weeks away,

so make a note to yourself and invite a best friend along

on an artist date

come enjoy fresh inspiration, great art, fun and camaraderie

water color from last year's party by Sherry Ford

590 Cedar Way, Laguna Beach

You can view a snippet about last years art in the garden party here

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Spreading a little sunshine

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another ceramic creation completed

inspired by nature

&

gifts from the garden

a large oval lemon platter

the lemons are profuse this year

here is a glimpse of what is growing in my garden in January

the camellias are full of blossoms,

the narcissus are popping their heads up and blooming,

and the English primrose plants bring bright spots of color into all the greenery

( I am loving this color combination of magenta, white and yellow )

white hydrangeas, orchids, Cleopatra white camellia,

English primrose and narcissus

& more English primrose

and a very happy white azalea topiary tree

{ for all the friends in cold climates I decided to add a few snaps

of some of the pretties blooming at Summerland Cottage this time of year }

Garden clippings

Are great inspiration...

and make the most wonderful gifts...

and I am so grateful to have them just outside the front door,

the kitchen door,

to greet me as I come in through the courtyard doors,

and at the patio doors,

pretty much every where!