February 15, 2026 - Mary Ahern Artist

When I stood back this morning to look at the painting I worked on yesterday, it didn’t seem so very different. But when I walked up for a closeup, I didn’t like the pollen I’d sprinkled. So, during this painting session, I overpainted the center. It wasn’t that easy since I paint in thin washes of color, so it took quite some time to erase the dots. Glad I use a quick drying medium recipe so I can work on the painting everyday.

In this painting session, I overpainted the pollen from the previous day and added some more purple to the base of some of the stamens.

Color accuracy in my iPhone photos is not consistent. You can see the difference in the closeup on the left to the colors on this photo.

These daily studio notes lead toward my 2026 solo exhibitions in New York City and Poughkeepsie, NY.