I suppose the inspiration for these was tulips, though to be honest I thought of poppies a lot too. This is officially painting number 2. And I had the same struggles photographing it as
the last piece. There is a lot more white than you can see here. And the painting is brighter overall. I'll get the hang of photographing art sometime I'm sure.
I used a lot of layers to create this. And the original underlying drawing was created out of frustration. I had been trying a lot of different techniques in order to learn and felt like the results were overly complicated. I wanted to make something simple instead, so I painted these bright red flowers and stems and said, bah!
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The result was appealing to me though, and I began to layer it with bits of paper and different colors of paint. Hopefully once my technique is better my work will become progressively more simple. I think it will at least.
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So here you go, these are my flowers. What do you think?
I love the simplicity that it takes from a distance, but the texture up close is awesome. I can't wait to see it in person, along with your other two masterpieces that run around and sing!
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You got that right Chris! I am very much looking forward to the summer visit. And visiting with your masterpiece too.
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I love the simple shapes and Springtime colors. I know just what you mean about the desire to "declutter" a finished piece of work--it's difficult to achieve that level of elegance. I really like the technique you described, and I think the painting is very fine indeed!
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xoxo,
Gina
I appreciate the encouragement. Thank you. I'm working on it!
ReplyDeleteI love this painting, Amy. I can't wait to see more of your work!
ReplyDeleteThanks Em! Perhaps I can send you home from Alaska with a painting of mine. They are starting to stack up!
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