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Christine Mercer-Vernon| Floral Art
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Floral paintings of favorite garden flowers.
🌼 Red Raven Art Co. | Lancaster, PA
🐝 JAWBONE Gallery | Cape May, NJ
📍 York, PA
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Whimsical and fun, but also poetic reminders of the fragility of beauty. Cosmos bring joy to the garden. At sunset, I walk by gently petting snoozing bumblebees while whispering goodnight. Details in ALT text.

#flowers #floralart #painting #botanicalart #cosmos #art #sciart
The artist, Christine Mercer-Vernon, leaning towards camera while holding a small square botanical oil painting of 2 white and one maroon cosmo flowers in a mahogany frame. Painting details: Whimsy / 6x6 inch oil and graphite on panel / $275 Available through Red Raven Art Company, Lancaster PA, during the December group show opening December 1, 2025. https://redravenartcompany.com Photo of a hand holding a square 6x6 inch oil painting of two white and one matron cosmo flowers framed. An ant is climbing the stem of the middle flower and a bumblebee is flying in from the left. Both insects are drawn in graphite. Painting details: Whimsy / 6x6 inch oil and graphite on panel / $275 Available through Red Raven Art Company, Lancaster PA, during the December group show opening December 1, 2025. https://redravenartcompany.com Close up detail of the bumblebee, drawn in graphite. Painting details: Whimsy / 6x6 inch oil and graphite on panel / $275 Available through Red Raven Art Company, Lancaster PA, during the December group show opening December 1, 2025. https://redravenartcompany.com Photo of an artist wooden plein air easel showing the palette with piles of mixed paint and the finished painting of three cosmos. Painting details: Whimsy / 6x6 inch oil and graphite on panel / $275 Available through Red Raven Art Company, Lancaster PA, during the December group show opening December 1, 2025. https://redravenartcompany.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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Putting her fancy clothes on. She’s heading to Red Raven Art Co I. Lancaster PA for the Dec. Group Show.

#art #painting #flowers #botanicalart #oilpainting #floralart #joy #joyful #sciart
Photo of a botanical oil painting of orange ranunculus in a black frame with a 1/2 edge.
November 14, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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Gah.. I miss ranunculus. Can’t wait for spring when these will bloom again. This painting hanging around the studio filled me with joy, now she’s heading to a gallery to find a home to share more joy.

#art #flowers #soringflowers #painting #oilpainting #artist #botanicalart #sciart
Close up view from an angle of a botanical oil painting of orange ranunculus. Two open blooms can be seen prominently center with 4 partially open buds are on the perimeter partially cut off frame. Two left and two right. The blurred drawing of a bumblebee can be seen top left.
November 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Sunday insect drawing. I’m sad the growing season has ended. I miss fresh flowers already.

#art #dahlia #flowers #butterflies #painting #floralpainting #botanicalpainting #sciart #artist
Close up photo of a small round wood panel with a yellow dahlia painted in oil paint. A butterfly is drawn in graphite that is resting on the petals.
November 3, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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Heads up!! Registration for a FREE timed entry ticket to Red Raven Art Company's Art4Everyone Black Friday event of over 300 4x4inch artworks for $50 ea. opens at 10AM TOMORROW. Tickets go in under 10 minutes! More info here: mailchi.mp/b236c3e44c4c...
photo of six mini 4x4 inch botanical paintings of dahlias, zinnias, and a chrysanthemum from the 2024 Red Raven Art Company Black Friday, art for everyone event.
November 1, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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Hope your Halloween was filled with, fun, laughter, and candy 🎃

Candy / 12x12 inch oil on panel

#art #halloween #painting #skulls #boneart #oilpainting #stilllifepainting #candy
Photo of a small square oil pain of a human skull decorated with Halloween candy and a mini pumpkin on top.
November 1, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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🎃 #Halloween feels a bit subdued this year. Tomorrow, let kids run wild (adults too)— have fun, laugh, and smile (& maybe jump scare a few friends). Remind yourself, & others, that we're all out there doing our best, and that spreading #joy and #kindness is what this world needs right now. #art 🐡
photo of an oil painting of a human skull, in profile, facing right. Title: Cranium, facing right Size: 6x6 inch oil on panel, sold photo of an oil painting of a human skull, facing forward with a navy bandana with white stars blindfolding the eyes, and a pair of bundle white socks in the mouth. The background is dark and murky gray and the foreground is warm and textured. Title: Do not be blinded by words Size: 16x16 inch oil on panel, nfs photo of a pencil drawing of a human skull, facing forward. The upper teeth and part of the skull is busted out. Several bottom teeth are broken. Light is coming from the right creating a dark shadow, far left. Title: Skull: human Size: 10x8 inch graphite on bristol, nfs photo of an oil painting of a human skull, facing front, extending up from the bottom of the panel. Only part of the skull, from the nasal cavity up can be seen. A worm is crawling out of the eye socket. A red apple sits on top of the skull with a painting of an arrow a piece of paper pinned to the wall behind. the background is a maze with an entry top left, but there is no solution. Title: Pondering Life: A Conundrum Size: 12x12 inch oil on panel, sold
October 31, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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Dahlias are so amazing, it took 3 years for me to get my hands on one of these tubers. So excited to finally paint Gingersnap. #art #flowers #dahlias #floralpainting #oilpainting #painting #sciart #botanicalart
Photo of a Small round six inch wood panel with a black outer ring. A work in progress oil painting of a yellow dahlia is partially done. The drawing for the unpainted portions can be seen.
October 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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These are the colors of a dahlia I’m painting for an upcoming Black Friday event at Red Raven Gallery. I can’t show the artwork because it’s a blind sale. More info on FREE timed entry tickets to come. >sign up for an email on my website.

#art #floralpainting #oilpainting #artist #flowers #sciart
Photo of an artist palette with small piles of mixed paint in varying shades of pinks, purples, and deep red.
October 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Ahhh Bluesky, how are you? It's been a summer, but I'm back and grateful to share this recent small feature in the latest issue of Fine Art Connoisseur. Read more in my recent newsletter: link.mercer-vernon.com/FAC_Oct2025

#art #painting #botanicalart #sciart #floralpainting #oilpainting #flowers
Flat lay photo of an oil painting of white daffodils with an open magazine and a second closed magazine showing the Fine Art Connoisseur cover. The open magazine spread shows a variety of floral and botanical paintings and on the bottom right is my painting 'The Arrival of Spring' featuring three white daffodils.
October 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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If you’re out in Lancaster City for the big Paint the City event, imm be painting outside Red Raven Art Co on gallery row. And also probably sweating 🥴 stop by and say hello!

#art #painting #floralart #sciart #botanicalart #pollinators #flowers
Photo of the demo I’ll be painting. A small 6x6 inch square panel toned a neutral brown gray with three cosmo flowers drawn on in outline form. Drawn in graphite, an ant is crawling up the middle stem, and a bee is flying in from the left.
June 21, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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If you're in Lancaster PA pick up today's LNP Newspaper (June 18th) & inside is summer issue of Balance Magazine.

I’m grateful to be featured on the cover and there’s a lovely article inside about my work! I'll share the online link as soon as I have it. 🌸🐝🦋 #art #painting #floralart 🐡 #flowers
A photo of a very, very happy me in a pale teal t-shirt standing in my studio holding the current issue of Balance Magazine featuring me on the cover. An image of three copies of the magazine overlaid on each other. The front most shows the cover image of me painting at the easel, the second and third magazines are open to the 4 pages of the article.
June 18, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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Designed into all my notebooks is a table one contents, to easily find any entry. These three are now stocked on my site and they come with pretty ribbon page markers.

www.mercer-vernon.com/shop/notebooks

#floral #flowers #notebooks #writing #journal #journaling #art #floralart
Image of 3 notebooks with floral covers featuring paintings of sunflowers, daisies, and cosmos in a flat lay with a white one, yellow highlighter, green plant and a pair of glasses. Image of first pages of my notebooks showing the logo page and title page for filling in author and first and last entry dates. Close up image of notebook page showing the blank table of contents.
June 18, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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This is a Platinum Blonde #Dahlia. I was never impressed by photos of them, then a friend gave me one and said I had to paint it, so I did. Now I get the hype. She was pure #sunshine and #joy! #art #painting #bloomscrolling #flowers 🐡 #botanicalart #floralart
This image is a hand handling a small six inch rounder birch wood floater panel with a black edge. Painted in the center is a Platinum Blonde Dahlia in cheery warm and cool yellow oil paint. There is a bee approaching from the right that is drawn in graphite. Just behind the petals on the left is a small dahlia bud.
June 15, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Next Wednesday I'll be sharing some cool news (I know, teaser, not fair) but for now, I'm excited to share that prints are now available! 8 in all, 2 limited editions, and 6 open editions of florals and some of my skull work. I've worked so hard on these! #art #flowers #skulls #sciart #botanicalart
Four images of my hand in a white glove (super fancy) holding fine art giclee prints of pink peonies, bleeding hearts, purple irises, and a human skull in profile. Excited to offer prints for the first time.
June 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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How are we in June already? I’ve been busy and missed sharing that Lilac Frenzy was selected to the American Women Artists Online Juried Show. I didn’t get accepted into the museum shown this year, so it made this extra special. #art 🐡 #floralart #bloomscrolling #flowers #dahlias #bitanicalart
Large botanical style oil painting of three Lilac Time dahlia stems. The stems are full of side buds and leaves. Insects and pollinators drawn in graphite are flying through the stems while ants and a daddy long legs are hidden amongst the leaves. Detail crop of the bottom center showing the cluster of leaves and a daddy long legs.
June 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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I’m up to boring stuff in the studio (like priming panels) so here’s something more exciting… my ranunculus are finally blooming!!!

#bloomscrolling #springflowers #floralartist #ranunculus #anemone
A small bouquet cut from my garden of white anemones and orange ranunculus.
May 27, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Been waiting days for her to open. One petal short ALL day yesterday. 9:30pm she opens 🤨. 3 hrs to paint. 😴 But look how beautiful she is!

#art #iris #flowers #bloomscrolling #garden #painting #sciart #botanicalart #floralart
Close up of a dark purple iris flower painted in oil paint on panel. Image of my studio cropped in on my easel and still life stand. On the easel is a tall panel toned in a light tan with a dark purple iris flower painted near the top. The rest of the panel is blank. On the still life stand is a tall glass vase with a single iris stem. The top flower is open the remaining three are still in bud.
May 23, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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No painting today. Working to finish the #garden expansion this weekend. The black rat #snake hatchlings are finally out and about! I just love them! My #anemones are #blooming like crazy. #floralartist
Photo of my hands holding a black rat snake hatching. It has strong black and gray markings. It’s also adorable. Top view of a small bouquet of white anemones cut from my garden. The flowers are all closed as I cut them in the evening as the sun was setting.
May 18, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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Might add one more leaf, need to think about it for a few days.

#iris #gardenflower #bloomscrolling #floralart #painting #art #botanicalart #sciart #irisflowers #flowers
Black and white image of a 36” tall botanical style oil painting of two black-purple iris stems.
May 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Shall we take a poll… AI troll account or just a sad troll that can fuck off?

I give zero fucks, but wonder why people are filled with so much hate they need to create accounts like this. It’s sad really.

So many better things they could be doing with their time.
If you can’t see it, you’re better off. There’s too much beauty in the world to waste your time worrying about about the level of trolling in this post made about my art. So I leave you with this… everything in life is a choice. Sometimes both choices are bad but one is decidedly better. Always make the better choice. They carve out your path through life. Define you. Build your character, strength, and resilience. Embrace the bad choices as opportunities for growth and you will be wiser when making the next choice as it comes to you.
May 15, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Up #painting way too late, but I really want to finish this one. This is my favorite part, when the #flowers start to feel grounded in their space.

#art #floralart #bloomscrolling #sciart #botanicalart
An image of a work in progress large oil painting of black-purple irises ina botanical style. There are 6 flowers and multiple buds already painted. The leaves and stems are in the process of being painted. A palette of pre-mixed greens is clipped to the left aide of the easel.
May 15, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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A little peek at my #painting space. So close to finishing this joyful painting of black-purple irises.

#art #floralart #flowers #botanicalart #artist #irises #sciart #bloomscrolling #flowerart #oilpainting #artstudio #floralartist @bsky.art
May 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Just. Keep. Climbing. 🐜

#art #insects #Ants #botanicalart #sciart #floralart #nature #garden
Detail scrip from a painting daffodils and snowdrops. This crop shows a cross crossing of daffodil stems. On the left a single snowdrop can be seen. Climbing up the center daffodil leaf is a tiny ant, drawn in graphite.
May 13, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms for all you do to keep everyone’s world from spiraling into chaos. You’re truly superheroes.

Glowing / 12x12 inch oil and graphite on ACM. Sold

#mothersdayflowers #flowersformom #dahlias #bloomscrolling #garden #mothersday
Image of a 12x12 inch botanical style oil painting of three apricot and yellow waterlily dahlias. Resting on the petal of the upper right flower is a monarch butterfly drawn in graphite.
May 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM