Bright Painterly Flowers

Last spring I went to Goldsmith Seed Company on Hecker Pass Rd to take some photographs of their flowers. ...Here is a typical photograph of group of flowers, after some photoshop work.

 Then I thought how would these look if I did a Topaz Simplify Harsh color painterly effect. (click on the photograph to see it larger)

It kind of reminds me of my mother..She always dressed in bright colors....Here are a couple of more harsh painterly color photographs...