Flowering for Christmas by Marjorie Firth

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This is beautiful Marjorie.

Posted by Stephen Hulse on Fri 12 Dec 14:43:33

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.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Fri 12 Dec 14:54:30

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.

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Fri 12 Dec 15:01:26

What a beautiful plant Marjorie. Super still life painting.

Posted by Denise Cat on Fri 12 Dec 15:04:23

A lovely feeling of light coming through the window.

Posted by Colin Cripps on Fri 12 Dec 15:13:07

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.

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Fri 12 Dec 15:35:02

Beautiful work

Posted by Tuula Forbes on Fri 12 Dec 15:40:29

Lovely Marjorie a very festive still life

Posted by Heather Love on Fri 12 Dec 15:47:07

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 .

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Fri 12 Dec 16:22:37

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

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Fri 12 Dec 16:43:26

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

Posted by Carole Swingler on Fri 12 Dec 17:02:37

How beautiful, love it !!

Posted by valerie harper on Fri 12 Dec 17:22:25

Really like the looseness and vibrant flower heads Marjorie.

Posted by John Graham Inkson on Fri 12 Dec 17:26:51

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.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Fri 12 Dec 17:33:33

Lovely

Posted by Claire Williams on Fri 12 Dec 17:59:22

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

Posted by Alan Bickley on Fri 12 Dec 18:08:44

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

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Fri 12 Dec 18:15:18

Superb

Posted by Chris Scott on Fri 12 Dec 18:43:45

Excellent Marjorie!

Posted by Russell Edwards on Fri 12 Dec 18:51:45

A lovely splash of colour in December!

Posted by Anne Fletcher on Fri 12 Dec 20:08:53

Lovely composition

Posted by Martin Norford on Fri 12 Dec 20:32:18

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

Posted by Val Kenyon on Fri 12 Dec 21:58:38

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

Posted by Christine Rogan on Fri 12 Dec 22:31:00

Fabulous, Marjorie

Posted by Thalia Stones on Sat 13 Dec 07:15:26

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

Posted by Shaun Byatt on Sat 13 Dec 07:16:33

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

Posted by Sarah Crouch on Sat 13 Dec 08:15:16

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

Posted by Martin S Taylor on Sat 13 Dec 08:37:44

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

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Sat 13 Dec 09:26:03

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

Posted by Bobbie Matulja on Sat 13 Dec 09:45:13

Thanks Bobbie!

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Sat 13 Dec 17:28:31

So beautifully painted Marjorie.

Posted by Romila Datta on Sat 13 Dec 21:33:22

Exquisite.

Posted by Sandra Kennedy on Sun 14 Dec 07:12:46

This is beautifully painted, Marjorie

Posted by Federico Abascal on Mon 15 Dec 18:22:24

Beautiful oil painting Marjorie, lovely colours.

Posted by Gillian Dix on Mon 15 Dec 18:26:44

Thank you Romila, Sandra, Federico and Gillian.😄

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Mon 15 Dec 21:44:02

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

Posted by Lea Laboy on Wed 17 Dec 10:29:44

Hang on Studio Wall

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.

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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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