Flowering for Christmas by Marjorie Firth

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This is beautiful Marjorie.

I’m so jealous of your cactus Marjorie. I have two of them and since I have moved house, neither of them have flowered at all. I do love a winter cactus and you have painted yours, exquisitely.

Thanks both! Carole, I bought this one last year and it didn’t flower because I moved it. Apparently they don’t like that! Maybe that’s why yours aren’t flowering.

What a beautiful plant Marjorie. Super still life painting.

A lovely feeling of light coming through the window.

Sitting up in my room again right now I spied a cobweb in the corner just under the sill. Didn’t include it - home to one of my “ companions” while I paint.

Beautiful work

Lovely Marjorie a very festive still life

It’s excellent and really well painted, did you by chance get a photo of the one on my dining , it’s in its second flowering , last time was at Easter .

Nice to have flowers in the house in gloomy weather like ours. A lovely painting.

Really lovely plant Marjorie the light and the shadows are very well done too.

How beautiful, love it !!

Really like the looseness and vibrant flower heads Marjorie.

Your plant must like the view Marjorie. Beautifully painted. I especially like the way you have explained the angles on the leaves, (?) and that dash of blue peeking through the foliage.

A lovely piece of artwork Marjorie, you excel in these subjects!

How lovely! You are fortunate to have it flowering just at the right time Marjorie.

A lovely splash of colour in December!

Stunning Marjorie, not an easy plant to paint but this is a cracker.

Beautifully painted Marjorie. Lovely pinks to brighten up grey days.

Fabulous, Marjorie

This is a beautiful painting Marjorie - great choice of colours and perfect composition.

Beautiful work Marjorie Mine always seem to flower early and are bare by Christmas!

So well painted by you and polite of the cactus to flower for Christmas. All the best!

Lots of thanks everyone - and a few laughs! I took a cutting of this plant, still tiny. Maybe “ Mother and Child” next Christmas.

This is lovely. My Christmas cactus finished flowering a month ago!

So beautifully painted Marjorie.

This is beautifully painted, Marjorie

Beautiful oil painting Marjorie, lovely colours.

Thank you Romila, Sandra, Federico and Gillian.😄

You’ve done a wonderful job of elevating an everyday houseplant into a focal point of art. It captures that quiet, domestic tranquility perfectly.

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12/12/2025
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Not done a Still Life for a while but fancied this one. Christmas cactus up in my room, oil on board.

About the Artist
Marjorie Firth

Still Life, seascapes and portraits are my favourite subjects. I paint whatever takes my fancy and, from time to time, attend short courses. I paint in a variety of media, oils are my favourite.

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