From the garden by Fiona Phipps

Love it Fiona, particularly like those scrolls which protrude out, En Plein Air I hope?

Delightful Fiona! Lovely free hand with lot of movement and beautiful colours.

Lovely, Fiona. Good use of blues and cerise, the centre rose is lovely with its deep swirls

Lovely swirly lively flowers Fiona.

Love this lovely loose pen and wash painting Fiona. I am working on a similar subject at the moment and had in mind a loose style but it's turning out very precise, I can't seem to help myself!

On to roses now everybody! Very stylish Fiona and lovely colours.

Painted with great freedom and it oozes spontaneity.

Vibrant, energetic, great colours, detailed and yet loose, I think your pen must have been made from a spirit tree Fiona and takes on a life of its own :)))). Yet another smashing one and a different tack, nice one.

Very lively!

Lovely Fiona I love all your stuff

So stylish with wonderful freedom Fiona

Nearly Plein Air Alan, they were half way from the garden to the house. Glad you like it, thank you.<br />Many thank Satu, Pat, Carole, Christine I&#39;ve just commented on your &#39;loose&#39; painting...lol.<br />Marjorie, I could paint Roses all day, especially this one, it&#39;s &#39;Gertrude Jekyll&#39; and the scent is delicious. Thank you for your comment.<br />Michael, Malcolm, ( spirit tree, now there&#39;s a thought) Debs, Dennis, thank you all very much for your lovely comments.

Thank you Dennis, you are very kind.

Such energy in those pen lines - wonderful, Fiona.

This has a very relaxed and lively feel about this painting Fiona , really like the looseness you have managed to generate with this pen and wash painting, think it works really well .

Lots of verve and vitality, love the energetic feel of this piece, Fiona!

Full of exuberance Fiona, this looks like you had great enjoyment painting it.

Thea, Graham, Seok, Val.....thank you all very much! Yes I did Val, there was lots of swishing and swirling!