Antique Silver Bouquet fruit A bit of turquoise underpainting

A bit of turquoise underpainting peeks through in spots

complete with beveled glass doors and those cool old door pulls with the little knobs you had to turn to open

Another favorite tradition in the McVey household is our annual planting of paperwhite bulbs (aka narcissus)

I painted a few colorful zinnia paintings and when I shared some of the process on Instagram

Antique Silver Bouquet fruit A bit of turquoise underpaintingThis painting evolved quite a bit from the first underpainting layers to the finished piece, but one thing that stayed throughout the entire process, was the antique silver compote vase! I love it so much, and had so much fun painting it to look like metal! It's an interesting challenge, and I love that this one ended up with an antique feel, hence the painting's name! The florals are done in creamy tones and corals, with some mustards thrown into the