The Chicago area was experiencing record cold this winter - -23F with dangerous wind chills - so I decided I needs some Spring in my life.  I checked my files of photos from the Morton Arboretum, always an inspiration for floral paintings.  This peony lives on the Joy Path there (named for Joy Morton, the founder of the Arboretum).  That area is one of my favorite spots to snap reference photos as the flowers are always posing.