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Allison Cosmos | Artist
As we’ve been traveling across the country in th As we’ve been traveling across the country in the past couple weeks I’ve observed the peonies in different stages of blooming. Some states they are still going strong and other states they are all finished. I don’t know anyone that doesn’t love a peony flower!!? My personal favorite are the ones that are a deep magenta! These beauties last forever, a detail of a larger recent work.
The Scarlet 🦜 Macaw! Isn’t he the happiest of The Scarlet 🦜 Macaw! Isn’t he the happiest of parrots on earth?! Such a sensational red ❤️ I hope he makes you feel happy too! This is a close up of a recently completed painting and I can’t wait to share the WHOLE piece with you! Prints will also be available! Yay!!!!!!
Painting azaleas… I grew up with these in my chi Painting azaleas… I grew up with these in my childhood home but it’s my first time incorporating them into a composition!! Lovely fluffy little flowers! I enjoyed adding in the tiny spots on the center!! Do you have azaleas in YOUR garden?!
Halfway through our 2 week adventure from CA to DE Halfway through our 2 week adventure from CA to DE today! I’ve really missed painting and am looking forward to picking up the brush again after Memorial Day!! Here’s a detail of a commission I completed just a few days before we left!
My favorite 🪟 window!!! I just want to sit insi My favorite 🪟 window!!! I just want to sit inside and just do nothing but smile in this gorgeous window display!! Now on view outside the 59th Street entrance in NYC @danddbuilding . My fabric design collaboration as wallpaper for @traversnewyork @zimmerandrohde_us The design is called “Audubon Garden”. Let me know if you are interested in ordering or seeing the other color ways!! The lighting is @seriporganiclighting @collectiveform Chair 🪑 @agrippacollection
These butterflies 🦋definitely know spring is he These butterflies 🦋definitely know spring is here! If you can...bring your mother outdoors today to enjoy some nature! I don't know a mom that doesn't love a walk in a park or garden! My own mother is a Master Gardener 🍃and I treasure all I have learned from her about plants and flowers! I won't be celebrating with her today but....I'll be seeing her in a couple weeks for an in person hug! 💕⁠ ⁠ I was treated to a spa day and brunch by my wonderful husband @tigerkennedycosmos and NO dishes 🍽️all day!! Hooray! I am so lucky to be a mama to my Olivia (age 8) and Coco (age 7) They are wonderful loving children. ⁠ ⁠ By the way...this original painting of butterflies "Daydream" has sold but prints are available and they are GORGEOUS!!! The details are amazing. Send me a message or click on link in bio for more details. I probably won't respond ON Mother's Day but I promise soon!
Pelicans are fascinating to watch. I love how they Pelicans are fascinating to watch. I love how they dive and plunge to scoop up their meals in their colorful pouch. Did you know they were nearly extinct in the 1960's due to pesticides? ⁠ ⁠ I particularly enjoyed painting the beautiful colors in this guy's face and this fantastic feet. Check out that pedicure y'all! ⁠ ⁠ This fella is a detail of a larger work called "The Coast is Clear" and the original IS available and it's amazing in person at 40" X 66" wide. I have gorgeous prints available as well in all sorts of sizes and pretty frame options. Send me a personal message to learn more or click on the link in bio.
Can you believe this bird really exists in nature? Can you believe this bird really exists in nature?! The Indian paradise flycatcher has amazing ribbon-like tail feathers. As with most birds the male is the fancier one! They are socially monogamous and share the tasks of nest building, incubation and feeding the babies. ⁠ ⁠ This is a detail of "Chinoiserie Chic" and it's now available on my website in various sizes with a gorgeous selection of frame options! Link in bio for more details or send me a personal message!
I am fascinated with bonsai trees! I don't actuall I am fascinated with bonsai trees! I don't actually own one because I am terrified of killing it! Alas, I use them as inspiration for each of my paintings.⁠ ⁠ I am in awe of their simple forms, curves and silhouettes. Perhaps some day I will be brave enough to try to care for a real one! Anyone have any advice for choosing a species for a beginner? Share with me your experiences!!! 🌳⁠ ⁠ If you are interested in this painted bonsai...it's called "Olivia's Garden". The original has sold but beautiful prints are available on silver and gold as well as linen. Link in bio for more details or you can always send me a message with your questions!
“I Pink We’re Alone Now” is a favorite of mi “I Pink We’re Alone Now” is a favorite of mine! I mean who doesn't love a graceful pink flamingo? 🦩This is just a little close up of her face. They really are exquisite creatures don't you agree? Double tap 💕 if you agree! ⁠ ⁠ You can discover more details about the original and available print sizes and frames, just click on link in bio! ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠
Wanna know my secret to getting SO much art done!? Wanna know my secret to getting SO much art done!? 🎨🎨🎨 I always have at least 6 paintings started, sometimes 15!! Whenever I get stuck or tired of painting tiny lines or waiting for something to dry…I always have another piece to work on! I could never work on just one piece at a time!! 🖼 This leads to abundant creativity!! Sometimes I’m in the mood to work on this piece but not that and having so much to choose from keeps things moving!! 💃🏼 Does anyone else work like this? DO tell!!
How about this funky pose?! 🕺🏻Double tap if How about this funky pose?! 🕺🏻Double tap if you agree that Chinoiserie birds have the moves! The more twisted and unrealistic their bodies contort, the better I like them!!! This is a fun detail from a larger piece called “The Coast is Clear”! Available as prints and the original. DM me for details or go to the link in bio to take you to ALL the details!!
I just LOVE Vines!!! I don’t have a favorite bec I just LOVE Vines!!! I don’t have a favorite because I love them all!! This clematis is a detail of my “Open House” piece that I did for a silk scarf collaboration with @steelemarcoux @saraellisclark and @verandamag a couple years ago. I think we may bring the scarf back through Moda Operandi soon! I’m shocked that the original painting is still available. Link in bio!
I’m sharing this with you from Urgent Care today I’m sharing this with you from Urgent Care today! Waiting to get an X-ray 🩻! I did the ole drop a wood chopping board on the foot trick yesterday and it’s quite swollen and painful now. Crossing fingers it’s no big deal!! I don’t do well sitting on the couch 🛋 for very long! This detail is from one of my pieces “Southern Woodlands”. 🐿 both prints and originals are available. Filled with pretty forest birds and flowers like trillium, dogwoods and magnolias!! Link in bio if interested in purchasing or send me a DM!
Anything exciting blooming in your garden already? Anything exciting blooming in your garden already?? This is a section of a piece I just finished up painting. It was inspired by an antique French wallpaper. I think it is officially my favorite piece I have done in a long time. Not sure what it is about it….it just makes me happy! I’ll share the entire piece with you in a week or so after it gets professionally photographed.
We are 📔reading "Harry Potter" to our girls eac We are 📔reading "Harry Potter" to our girls each day. It's such an enjoyable piece of literature for young people and even I like it! 🧙🏼🦉My husband reads to them each evening and I am in the room painting tiny lines as I eavesdrop! ⁠ ⁠ Do you remember reading it? Haven't read it yet? Reading it now as well?! 🔮⁠ ⁠ This little owl is a detail from my painting called "Owl You Need is Love". The original is available as well as prints in various sizes and frame choices. Link in bio or DM me for details.
Are you a Pinterest fanatic like me?? All my paint Are you a Pinterest fanatic like me?? All my paintings are researched and organized with mood boards and reference on Pinterest. I use them for visually communicating for commissioned work as well! ⁠ ⁠ I have a new board to share with you called "Blue and White Forever" and I hope you will follow along! If you are loving blue and white and/or Chinoiserie click on my link in bio... for ideas and inspiration! ⁠ ⁠ If you have a great board or Pinterest account to follow, let us know in the comments! ⁠ ⁠ BTW this is a detail of "Look No Feather" which is available in various sizes and frame selections. The original is also available. DM me for details or visit my website.
Sometimes we just need to do something different r Sometimes we just need to do something different right? Double tap if you agree! ⁠ ⁠ I normally paint quite tiny but had a craving to experiment with painting in a larger scale. I love the way they look but after I am finished with this series of 10 wild mountain flowers I think I'll be returning to my usual tiny scale. Ya never know until you try right?! ⁠ ⁠ By the way this is a scarlet gilia and you may recognize it if you live in Utah, Wyoming, Colorado etc. ⁠ ⁠ What do you think? Do you like my style blown up like this or just life-size and small? Or both?!
Hello and good morning! 🦜We have big news! It's Hello and good morning! 🦜We have big news! It's official, we have sold our home🏡 in CA! In less than 30 days our family will begin our journey across the country to the east coast! It's exciting and terrifying as well! We are house hunting in Delaware! ⁠ ⁠ I wanted to share with you this detail of "Happily Feather After" because I thought the title was appropriate for our news!? 📰⁠ ⁠ Did you know that salmon crested cockatoos are also known as Moluccan cockatoos. They are some of the loudest of all birds and the female is generally larger than the male. Most live in Indonesia and Hawaii. They can no longer be imported to the US because this cockatoo is protected by the Wild Bird Conservation Act. ⁠ ⁠ Link in bio if you are interested in seeing the whole painting or checking out prints. 🖼️
"Ollie" is keeping my spot warm until I come back "Ollie" is keeping my spot warm until I come back to paint! How sweet is that y'all? I don't know what I would do without all my furry friends 🐾around to keep me smiling throughout the day! ⁠ ⁠ This is a commissioned piece I'm halfway through for a lovely lady in Alexandria, VA. 🌸She's been an absolute delight to work with and I can't wait to get it finished for her lovely living room. Do you spy the azalea blooms?!
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