Blue, white...and a couple of hippies

I've just finished another watercolour in the blue and white series I started a few days ago. My mum has been a collector of blue and white china since I was a child, so I guess it stands to reason I'm quite partial to it myself. Here's painting #2:

      I painted one without the background

   ...and one with

and here's painting #1

Oh, and aren't these hippeastrums lovely? A friend gave me some bulbs last year, and after all the rain we've had, they've burst into bloom. I think they'll make an appearance in one of my paintings very soon!

        oh, and there's a peek at the background of my next painting

It's taken me ages to load these photos - yet again, blogger is being very uncooperative. The joys of technology!