Time is Honey

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Greta title - certainly made me smile. I like the out of focus background - it adds to the movement of the bee. The simple rendition of the flowerhead works well too. for my taste, the bee is a little too large and overpowering, but thats a point of view, and not a comment on what is a fine painting.

Posted by tony challis on Sat 01 Sep 14:29:38

Sorry, I meant "Great Title", not Greta. Your name's not Greta, obviously..................... going now.............

Posted by tony challis on Sat 01 Sep 14:30:56

Lovely painting. I like your seascapes too.

Posted by Linda Wilson on Sat 01 Sep 16:50:04

Cheers Tony, All the best, Steve.

Posted by Steve Strode on Sat 01 Sep 17:59:28

Thanks Linda, All the best, Steve.

Posted by Steve Strode on Sat 01 Sep 18:00:21

Gorgeous Steve, love the hazy background and your 'Bombus' is beautiful.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Sat 01 Sep 20:21:43

This has lovely movement; very effective and beautiful to look at.

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Sat 01 Sep 20:33:26

Lovely looseness, super colours and a great title - what more could anyone want?

Posted by Thea Cable on Sun 02 Sep 00:30:18

Very attraactive painting, 'The buzz of Summer'!

Posted by Carole Swingler on Mon 03 Sep 08:20:05

Thanks Fiona, Gudrun, Thea and Carole. All the best, Steve.

Posted by Steve Strode on Mon 03 Sep 09:07:39

Congratulations on this painting being chosen for the month of October :-)

Posted by Rebecca Louise Saunders on Fri 28 Sep 16:24:34

Thanks for the tip off Rebecca. All the best, Steve

Posted by Steve Strode on Sat 29 Sep 10:05:31

Lovely work Steve agree with above comments this is very effective, great title

Posted by Ros Patterson on Wed 13 Mar 12:56:51

Cheers Ros, All the best, Steve

Posted by Steve Strode on Wed 13 Mar 14:43:59

A lovely artist and a sensative writer, the description was great, i'm no art critic but I know what I like

Posted by karyl Quigley on Thu 14 Mar 14:35:09

Cheers Karyl, All the best, Steve

Posted by Steve Strode on Fri 15 Mar 12:11:20

Love the plush of colour for the hint of the bee's body in this one Steve and those legs as well, they make this painting for me, it is full of everything that is summer in the garden!

Posted by Ros Patterson on Sat 22 Jun 12:58:21

That was supposed to say love the splash of colour, Steve this iPad has predictive text on it and it does my head in I have to say!!!

Posted by Ros Patterson on Sat 22 Jun 13:00:14

Cheers Ros, All the best, Steve

Posted by Steve Strode on Sat 22 Jun 15:29:09

Hang on Studio Wall

31/03/2015

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22cm x 14cm oil on canvas.A bee trembled spray of lilac and green; lavender released perfumed air under a gentle shudder. Iâ€™ve never seen so many bees on one plant. Hovering like black and yellow flowers, they set to work on the tips of this well farmed plant, from sun up to sun down. Itâ€™s easy to overlook what's under our nose.Up close there were 3 types of bees throbbing away, engrossed in activity. That was Sunday in a sun drenched garden. Bank Holiday Monday was drenched in rain, and the lavender stood silent. Looking closer though, itâ€™s still full. It has a bee sheltering under every flower; no doubt praying for the sun, thinkingâ€¦ time is honey.

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