#3039 "Hazel-eyed Daisy"

 

#3039 "Hazel-eyed Daisy" 
8 X 10 (inches) oil on canvas.
Started 10:00 am Sunday, August 16th, 2026

I thought I would spend another hour or so with the clump of brown-eyed susans featured in #3038 "Singleton August Bouquet". Every painting will be different, even if the subject is the same. 

A "hazel-eyed daisy" poetically describes the classic ox-eye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare). Technically, there is no such flower. 

I picked my own hazel-eyed daisy (her name was not Susan) on this date in 1975 - 51 years ago. It was the best decision I ever made ... although I was only half of that selection-making process. A life partner is the only choice that you have to get right the first time. All of your other decisions can be flawed, and you will still get by. Time really does fly when you are having fun. 

Wild and just a little bit crazy... 

An hour spent listening to nature is worthwhile
even if no one understands the art. 

Plein air work is best left alone after completing the brushwork in the field. The oils might be rough, and there will be complementary specks of burnt sienna-tinted canvas showing through, but those "imperfections" are more than just "OK". Any such "blemishes" make the art real. Actually, there are no mistakes in art, just happy accidents, and I own them all.

This is not AI-produced in any way! "Artificially" generated anything is, by definition, synthetic, fake, and just an imitation of what has already been done. AI really needs to be avoided, at least in my small world. The human touch, even with all of the inherent flaws are essential to make the art come alive. 

Step away from the easel and move on. Perhaps grab another canvas...

I have painted brown-eyed susans as well as daisies many times before... 

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Thank you so very much for reading, and stay well!

Warmest regards, and keep your paddle in the water,

Phil Chadwick