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| Daydreaming Daffodils © Marian Fortunati 8"x10" Oil On RayMar Linen Panel . Click on the link above if you are interested in purchasing this painting. |
| "Daffodils" (1804) I WANDER'D lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd,
Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance. The waves beside them danced; but they
In such a jocund company: I gazed -- and gazed -- but little thought What wealth the show to me had brought: For oft, when on my couch I lie
And dances with the daffodils. By William Wordsworth (1770-1850). | |
My home is on a hill and the lot where the house is level and flat but the hills slopes up on one side of the house and down on two sides. I planted bulbs on the "up" side on the slope and each spring I look forward to the beautiful flowers that pop up to greet the season. I've got purple irises... no fancy bearded ones (although I love those)... simple irises and lovely yellow daffodils or narcissus.
When I walked outside the other day before the storms came through I noticed that the daffodils were blooming.
Today, since we had a break between the storms, I decided to take advantage of the gorgeous crisp February weather and go outside into my yard to paint my daffodils.
These are yellow narcissus daffodils. Narcissus was said to be so handsome that he fell in love with himself. I will say that these flowers would be hard not to fall in love with them!
Pretty aren't they?
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| The set up... sitting on the wall |
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| My backyard in winter |
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