Paperwhites Print winter print Goodness and Mercy were both

Goodness and Mercy were both painted as part of my Flower of the Week Series

The multiple shades of greens on the background

Pansy 3 is the third in a series of mini paintings featuring a variety of pansies

those pansies weren't quite flashy enough for my 8-year old self - ha

bold flower taking center stage

Paperwhites Print winter print Goodness and Mercy were bothAnother favorite tradition in the McVey household is our annual planting of paperwhite bulbs (aka narcissus), as well as amaryllis bulbs, and forcing them indoors. It's such a treat to be able to watch something grow and thrive and BLOOM during the winter months when everything is so cold and gray outside! Paperwhites are especially thrilling because of how quickly they grow! You can measure with a ruler and see them grow literally an entire inch in a