My Cute Stuffings

Sweet Parker, age 20 months

What I Painted Today

Daylillies, 8 x 10", Oil, by Patricia Uchello, May 2012

Costa Rica Resorts: Xandari Resort and Spa

Xandari Resort and Spa in Arajuela, Costa Rica, is right outside of San Jose'. My daughter and I loved it! The sunsets are spectacular, as are the night time views of San Jose', below in the valley, shimmering like diamonds, with bluish mountains framing the background sky... The property is set in a large park-like setting.

My daughter enjoyed a papaya spa treatment in a private palapa, which is a straw hut. Xandari offers a very extensive menu of spa treatments. Each private casita has a six foot diameter outdoor shower with views of a private walled garden. No extra charge for the local lizards ogling the scrubbing action!

Everywhere were exotic birds, such as the quetzal, parrots, and songbirds' serenades floated through the air. Nearby are coffee plantations, cloud forests, waterfalls, and of course, there is the Arenal Volcano.

My favorite adventure was ziplining!

Your fellow traveler,

Patsie

The Yellow Tulips

The Yellow Tulips, Oil, April 2012

Dear Imaginary Art Lovers,

Here is one of my creations from this very productive Spring: The Yellow Tulips. It is a horticultural cornucopia of a yellow iris, purple allium, magenta iris, bleeding hearts, pink tulip, and yellow tulips. I could have included all those species in the title, but it would have been pretty unwieldy.

This painting could also have been titled Spring. The glory of flowers is why I love gardening and why Spring is my favorite season. In this painting, I am expressing my love of flowers and art in one fell swoop.

I am excited about my upcoming Fall show that will be all horticulture. River Farms, here I come with fifty canvases of flowers, fruit, landscapes and waterscapes.

Your Imaginary Flower Lover,

Patsie

And Two Weeks Ago, I Painted this Vase of Roses

Roses and Woodland Hyacinths, Oil, May 2012

How I Spent Last Wednesday

Making a mess, toward progress

Irises and Lemons, 14 x 18", Oil, for sale

Dear Imaginary Friends,

Pictures do not pop off the canvas without a lot of work. Above, you can see the work space at the Art League where I arduously painted this still life last Wednesday. 

Below is my finished product. I already have framed it!

This newest oil painting of mine will be part of my massive exhibit at River Farms this Fall, from September through January.

I have painted so many floral, fruit and vegetable, and landscape works that I am swimming in them. But that is what it takes to fill up the whole American Horticultural Society Headquarters. I have been working toward this show for two years.

Counting the months!
Patsie

Take Me to Tuscany

"Take Me to Tuscany"

Dear Imaginary Friends,

The above painting of Tuscan poplars outside Florence, Italy, is painted in acrylics.

I sold my Tuscan-inspired painting  last Monday to a lovely lady who gives art as presents. What a great idea! Very unique, and very appropriate.

It makes me wish I were in Tuscany.

Your Imaginary Friend,

Patsie