Day 3: Daisies … are simplistic, beautiful white wildflowers along the side of country roads. They can also be found growing in flower beds in urban communities. Because my journal paper is thin and buckles when wet, I chose to do a simple pencil sketch of three daisies and add a light wash of watercolor. I used gouache to add some white to the petals.    Tomorrow’s prompt is “scallops” and I’m still pondering that one.  # 28FebruaryFlowers2026 #daisies #wildflowers #whiteflowers   [...]

Day 2: Collage … is not an art form I have practiced, but I’m happy with this attempt. I took an old newspaper that was filled with colorful ads and decided to create a simple sunflower with torn paper from the newspaper ads. The background was made with dark blue, purple, and brown paper with an ultramarine blue watercolor wash over all the background. Aside from using the wc wash and gesso for the glue, this collage is 95% small pieces of torn paper.  #28FebruaryFlowers2026 #collage #tornpaper #flowerart [...]

Day 1: Green … was the prompt, and the obvious solution would be to paint a green leaf or a tree that was blooming. Not much is blooming this February so I went to the web looking for a green flower. I found a photo of a Green Halo Peony, a North American flower, and the photo was rated available for public use.  I decided to paint it for Day One of the February Flower challenge. I always bite off more than I should. Do you realize how many petals a peony has? To meet the challenge, I would need to simplify but [...]

            Having grown up in the country, I always thought I would be living there again one day. The closest I got was painting the countryside, the trees, the cows, and the sunflowers. This small daily painting measures 6x6 inches square, is oil paint on a canvas panel, unframed. Click the image to view more.  [...]

The sunflower that isn't growing in my garden is an oil painting on canvas panel.     It might be a little early, but I really do intend to plant sunflower seeds. Painted with a palette knife, this sunflower is really textured.  Click here to view or purchase this painting.  [...]

“Have you ever felt like you were a little bit different? Like you had something unique to offer the world if you could just get people to see it? Then you know exactly how it felt to be me.” – Flint Lockwood, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs [...]

Border Collie Brooke was an old girl of 8 years when she came to me as a rescue dog, soon to be over 50 when converted to human years. I painted her [...]

In January 2006 I was invited to participate in the online artist group Art Helping Animals. Our mission was to paint homeless pets, sell the paintings and donate a percentage to various animal rescue groups. We painted dogs, cats, various pets and sometimes a wolf or other animal in need. Then we posted to the Art Helping Animals blog with a jpeg of the painting. Several of us dressed dogs in hats or clothing from our imaginations as we painted. My paintings typically featured one of my personal hats [...]

You must do the thing you think you can not do. --Eleanor Roosevelt [...]

"I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it." –Pablo Picasso [...]

The muse has returned!   I tend to get myself so busy with other business that the muse sometimes hides from me. Now I am painting, painting, painting. This most recent commission was to be completed before April 22, and I did meet the deadline although it was painted over a period of two weeks, rather quickly for the size (30"h x 24"w). As requested by the collector, the painting was framed to an outside dimension of 36"h x 30"w. The collector was happy with the painting, composition,  placement of birds, colors, and frame.     "Cardinal Mates" copyright Vernita Bridges Hoyt 2021 30"h x 24"w oil painting on Belgian [...]

"Pink Roses" is my 2007 Texas Impressionist painting from a still life set up when my days were filled with painting at the studio in Old Town Spring, Texas. I have recently released this painting from my inventory archives to make it available to you. Contact me for how to purchase "Pink Roses."   Now I head back to my easel.     [...]